Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D..
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D.. is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1417030883, issued on Oct 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 148629, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Mitchell Orkin
- Credential
- M.D..
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
- License number
- 148629 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8605 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11236
- Phone
- (718) 257-1500
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8605 Flatlands Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Mitchell Orkin 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 148629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $499.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 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.
Howard Mitchell Orkin among 86 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in New York
Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D.. is one of 86 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 73% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 86 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in New York.
All 86 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathalia Idelevitch, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112351447440029
- Roberto Robinson, MDBrooklyn, NY 112381477655017
- Richard Conway, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112301235140542
- Jennifer Breznay, MDBrooklyn, NY 112191942237599
- Carolyn Murray, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112191720327406
- Christine Viola, D.O.Brooklyn, NY 112181891010781
- Rena Ross, NPBrooklyn, NY 112091336822063
- Yun ZhengFlushing, NY 113541639606809
Common questions
What is Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D..'s NPI number?
Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D..'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417030883, issued on Oct 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D.. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8605 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Phone: (718) 257-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D..'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 148629, 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 Mitchell Orkin, M.D.. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Mitchell Orkin, M.D.. had 52 Medicare Part D claims; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.