NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · New York, NY

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1770625626, issued on Feb 13, 2007. Check the license (New York 118558, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770625626
Name
Lanny S. Schwartzfarb
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
118558 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
315 E 69TH St, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 734-5670
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 535-7474
Medicaid ID
00276311 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100505000542); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1972
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

451 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Lanny Schwartzfarb451
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Methotrexate110 claims
  2. Prednisone70 claims
  3. Allopurinol61 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium30 claims
  5. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate20 claims
  6. Celecoxib17 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: $1,485.98

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lanny Schwartzfarb$1,485.98
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb among 599 rheumatology physician records in New York

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D. is one of 599 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 425 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 207RR0500X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in New York

There are 599 rheumatology physician records in New York.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Argyros, MDNew York, NY 100211922190370
  2. Anne Bass, M.D.New York, NY 100211609872712
  3. Stanley Bridges, MD, PHDNew York, NY 100211205876307
  4. Stephen Di Martino, MD, PHDNew York, NY 100211184697518
  5. Allan Gibofsky, MDNew York, NY 100211467500611
  6. Lionel Ivashkiv, M.D.New York, NY 100211811035033
  7. Robin Lipschitz, M.DNew York, NY 100211891894655
  8. Michael Lockshin, MDNew York, NY 100211528155603

Common questions

What is Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770625626, issued on Feb 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 E 69TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 734-5670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 118558, 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 Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lanny S. Schwartzfarb, M.D. had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.