NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lazer Leifer, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Brooklyn, NY

Lazer Leifer, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1982051900, issued on May 19, 2016. Check the license (New York 298687, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982051900
Name
Lazer Leifer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
298687 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1312 38TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone
(718) 686-7600
Enumerated
May 19, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2023
Fax
(718) 686-2095
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1312 38TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Suzy AbadiSpecialist1215744545
  2. Daniela AbecassisSpecialist1992542815
  3. Chaya Aben-AtharSpecialist1841156296
  4. Shayna AberSpecialist1720791270
  5. Estreya AboudSpecialist1437750635
  6. Frieda AbowitzSpecialist1679813208

Verify Lazer Leifer in five checks

  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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,342 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Lazer Leifer1,342
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
  2. Lisinopril91 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium71 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl46 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.

Lazer Leifer among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Lazer Leifer, 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Naheed Anjum, MDBrooklyn, NY 112181770696551
  2. Antoinette Anthony, MDBrooklyn, NY 112181033227244
  3. Arshad Anwar, MDBrooklyn, NY 112181174635916
  4. Nathan Begelman, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112181306823943
  5. Dutsi Behm, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112181982780078
  6. Anil Gharpure, MDBrooklyn, NY 112181295752624
  7. Sayera Haque, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112181023060910
  8. Muneeb Haroon, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112181386729374

Common questions

What is Lazer Leifer, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lazer Leifer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982051900, issued on May 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lazer Leifer, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1312 38TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11218. Phone: (718) 686-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lazer Leifer, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 298687, 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 Lazer Leifer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lazer Leifer, M.D. had 1,342 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.