NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician NPI 1417986738 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Howard Langstein, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician in Rochester, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 181 in Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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MIPS score
76.8/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$68.1K
35 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Howard Langstein, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 76.8/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥17th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1417986738 · Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-BELOW · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1417986738
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-TRACE 181
- MIPS-BELOW 76.8/100
- BOOK-THIN 18 in New York
- PHOTO-FINISH Amita Bagal · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Paul Sabini · lo…
Paul Sabini
75.6 MIPS pts
- Sean Hashemi · n…
Sean Hashemi
76.7 MIPS pts
- Langstein · this…
Langstein · this provider
76.8 MIPS pts
- Amita Bagal · near
Amita Bagal
76.8 MIPS pts
- Maria Helena Lim…
Maria Helena Lima
77.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Howard Langstein, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 17th percentile 17% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Howard Langstein, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Howard Langstein, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician
MIPS final score
76.8/100 6.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Howard Langstein, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 76.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1417986738 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/30/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
76.8466
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.2024
Quality
42.684
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Howard Langstein, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$68.1K
Largest payer
TELA Bio, Inc.
Most common payment type
Travel and Lodging
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Howard Langstein, M.D.. To verify Howard Langstein, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
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Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Overview
How Howard Langstein, M.D. fits within the Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.
181
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
39
States with Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician
193
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Langstein, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (76.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Langstein.
One of 18 Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Howard Langstein, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D. specializes in Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician and practices in Rochester, New York. Credentials: M.D..
What is Howard Langstein, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.8/100 (Quality: 68.2, Cost: 42.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Howard Langstein, M.D. located? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D. is located at 601 ELMWOOD AVE, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-1000.
What is Howard Langstein, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417986738, issued on 06/30/2006.
How many Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 181 Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician providers across 39 states in the US. The average Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck (Plastic Surgery) Physician provider writes 193 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Howard Langstein, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Howard Langstein, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Howard Langstein, M.D.'s NPI is 1417986738 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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