Howard Luks, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dobbs Ferry, NY
Howard Luks, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and NPI 1982622742, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 191404, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Luks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 191404 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 128 Ashford Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
- Phone
- (914) 559-1022
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (914) 559-1191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831001617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Luks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 191404Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Dexamethasone23 claims
- Celecoxib22 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $45.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Symphony Medical PCDobbs Ferry, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Luks among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Howard Luks, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Edelson, MDDobbs Ferry, NY 105221578542296
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- Cristian Brotea, M.D.Harrison, NY 105281598955403
- Yasmin Dhar, M.D.Harrison, NY 105281447485941
- Brandon Erickson, M.D.Harrison, NY 105281598029605
- Erick Kazarian, MDHarrison, NY 105281538515432
- Steven Zelicof, M.D.Harrison, NY 105281780614990
- David Asprinio, M.D.Hawthorne, NY 105321699706150
Common questions
What is Howard Luks, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Luks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982622742, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Luks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 128 Ashford Ave, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 10522. Phone: (914) 559-1022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Luks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 191404, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Luks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Luks, M.D. had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Luks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.