Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1417058165, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 150961, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Gelbfish
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 150961 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3031 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210
- Phone
- (718) 951-0100
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 258-0286
- Medicaid ID
- 01133471 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph S. Gelbfish 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 150961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,831 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium504 claims
- Losartan Potassium438 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate400 claims
- Eliquis345 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium335 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate318 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: $414.73
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Kings Physician Services PCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph S. Gelbfish among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
All 2,583 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Fox, MDBrooklyn, NY 112101730382292
- Sheldon Breitbart, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091497703086
- Giacomo Buscaino, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091770562837
- Paolo Destefano, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091386623411
- Spyridon Kokolis, MDBrooklyn, NY 112091306905443
- Chandra Kuncham, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091235295213
- Lee Loewinger, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112091407939606
- Niranjan Mittal, MD,FACCBrooklyn, NY 112091083680003
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD's NPI number?
Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417058165, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3031 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11210. Phone: (718) 951-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 150961, 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 S. Gelbfish, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Gelbfish, MD had 5,831 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.