Joel Laxer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Roslyn Hgts, NY
Joel Laxer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Roslyn Hgts, New York, and NPI 1447216494, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 1555561, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Laxer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 1555561 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 70 Glen Cove RD, Roslyn Hgts, NY 11577
- Phone
- (516) 621-1502
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 621-1162
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 70 Glen Cove RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Laxer 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 1555561Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,145 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium568 claims
- Losartan Potassium360 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium333 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate274 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium254 claims
- Ezetimibe172 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew Hyde Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Laxer among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Joel Laxer, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in New York
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- Milton Masur, MDRoslyn Hgts, NY 115771174572713
- Anitha Mathew-Shaji, D.O.Roslyn Heights, NY 115771003049867
Common questions
What is Joel Laxer, MD's NPI number?
Joel Laxer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447216494, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Laxer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 70 Glen Cove RD, Roslyn Hgts, NY, 11577. Phone: (516) 621-1502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Laxer, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 1555561, 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 Joel Laxer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Laxer, MD had 6,145 Medicare Part D claims for 673 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Laxer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.