Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Slingerlands, NY
Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Slingerlands, New York, and NPI 1215956792, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 158307, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Leon Tanenbaum
- Credential
- HOWARD TANENBAUM
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 158307 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY 12159
- Phone
- (518) 533-6550
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 533-6556
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110421000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1220 New Scotland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Leon Tanenbaum 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 158307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of 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: $120.14
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Retina Consultant PLLCSlingerlands, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Leon Tanenbaum among 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York
Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM is one of 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in New York. over 99% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · over 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 96% of these records are
- Graduated1961 · median 2004 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records list a practice address in Slingerlands
They are 8 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Slingerlands, and 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York.
All 102 in New York → Every provider in Slingerlands → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pawan Bhatnagar, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591821057233
- Chad Bouchard, D.O.Slingerlands, NY 121591831328053
- Naomi Falk, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591649271859
- Matthew Habib, MDSlingerlands, NY 121591952899783
- Jonathan Huz, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591124384714
- Zena IbrahimSlingerlands, NY 121591205414059
- Spencer Langevin, M.D.Slingerlands, NY 121591467859314
- David Rabady, M.D.Albany, NY 122051871754846
Common questions
What is Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM's NPI number?
Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215956792, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 New Scotland RD, Slingerlands, NY, 12159. Phone: (518) 533-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 158307, 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 Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Leon Tanenbaum, HOWARD TANENBAUM'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.