Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396896783, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD014695E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Edward Garfinkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD014695E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5889 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
- Phone
- (412) 521-0500
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 521-0505
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110323000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1972
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marc Edward Garfinkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD014695ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
751 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam104 claims
- Clonazepam89 claims
- Alprazolam60 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate50 claims
- Citalopram Hbr44 claims
- Trazodone Hcl36 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.
Marc Edward Garfinkel among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 1,186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 324 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396896783, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5889 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217. Phone: (412) 521-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD014695E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Marc Edward Garfinkel, M.D. had 751 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.