Lewis Kaufman, MD
Nephrology Physician · New York, NY
Lewis Kaufman, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1811915630, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 214563, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lewis Kaufman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 214563 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 East 98TH Street, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-4060
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 987-0389
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040909000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lewis Kaufman 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 214563Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
546 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcium Acetate63 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate56 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Velphoro27 claims
- Carvedilol25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lewis Kaufman among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Lewis Kaufman, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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- Jeffrey Olin, D.O.New York, NY 100291144258609
- Rajeev Rohatgi, MDNew York, NY 100291932128949
- Michael Ross, MDNew York, NY 100291851321368
- Bernd Schroppel, MDNew York, NY 100291689692469
- Martin Sedlacek, M.D.New York, NY 100291063455277
- Noam Spinowitz, MDNew York, NY 100291609894005
Common questions
What is Lewis Kaufman, MD's NPI number?
Lewis Kaufman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811915630, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lewis Kaufman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 East 98TH Street, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lewis Kaufman, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 214563, 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 Lewis Kaufman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lewis Kaufman, MD had 546 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.