Joseph A. Platania, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New York, NY
Joseph A. Platania, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1891713061, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 158746, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Platania
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 158746 NY
1587461 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028
- Phone
- (212) 535-3436
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050503000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Platania 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 158746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,266 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate109 claims
- Losartan Potassium108 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate82 claims
- Eliquis51 claims
- Atenolol50 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: $582.53
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Qol Medical, LLC. 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.
Joseph A. Platania among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Joseph A. Platania, M.D. 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
- Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lawrence Hecker, M.D.New York, NY 100281730181611
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- Barbara Lipton, M.D.New York, NY 100281720079429
- Norman Magid, M.DNew York, NY 100281528010402
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Platania, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Platania, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891713061, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Platania, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 535-3436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Platania, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 158746, 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 A. Platania, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Platania, M.D. had 1,266 Medicare Part D claims for 114 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.