Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Howard Beach, NY
Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Howard Beach, New York, and NPI 1013954163, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 203731, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph B. Bernstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 203731 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 78-15 Linden Blvd, Howard Beach, NY 11414
- Phone
- (718) 674-7896
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2024
- Fax
- (718) 674-7904
- Medicaid ID
- 01813827 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060602000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph B. Bernstein 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 203731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,160 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Metformin Hcl32 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: $245.53
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Kostko Medical PLLCRego Park, NY
- Medex Diagnostic And Treatment Center LLCForest Hills, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph B. Bernstein among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Howard Beach
They are 9 of the 439 NPPES records with a practice address in Howard Beach, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013954163, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78-15 Linden Blvd, Howard Beach, NY, 11414. Phone: (718) 674-7896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 203731, 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 Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph B. Bernstein, M.D. had 1,160 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.