Josef Shimonov, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Josef Shimonov, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1346497773, issued on Aug 27, 2008. Check the license (New York 249502, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josef Shimonov
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 249502 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1266 51St St, Brooklyn, NY 11219
- Phone
- (718) 269-5151
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080930000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1266 51St St
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Verify Josef Shimonov 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 249502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,885 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium324 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium277 claims
- Metformin Hcl259 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate245 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate240 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium175 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $62.93
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Josef Shimonov among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Josef Shimonov, M.D. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
1,497 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brooklyn
They are 1,497 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Josef Shimonov, M.D.'s NPI number?
Josef Shimonov, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346497773, issued on Aug 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josef Shimonov, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1266 51St St, Brooklyn, NY, 11219. Phone: (718) 269-5151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josef Shimonov, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 249502, 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 Josef Shimonov, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josef Shimonov, M.D. had 7,885 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.