NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Christina Lucernas, PT

Physical Therapist · Elmhurst, NY

Maria Christina Lucernas, PT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Elmhurst, New York, and NPI 1497437370, issued on Aug 1, 2023. Check the license (New York 041568, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497437370
Name
Maria Christina Lucernas
Credential
PT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
041568 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8411 Elmhurst Ave Apt 4B, Elmhurst, NY 11373
Phone
(845) 861-1983
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231004001378); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Maria Christina Lucernas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Anchor Health Homecare Services IncBrooklyn, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Maria Christina Lucernas among 21,756 physical therapist records in New York

Maria Christina Lucernas, PT is one of 21,756 physical therapist records with a practice address in New York. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 7,302 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

196 physical therapist records list a practice address in Elmhurst

They are 196 of the 2,781 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmhurst, and 21,756 physical therapist records in New York.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Melody Bautista, PTElmhurst, NY 113731548368962
  2. Yin Sin ChinElmhurst, NY 113731770640971
  3. Bognay Domanas, LICENSED PTElmhurst, NY 113731912954140
  4. Merryn Garzon, PTElmhurst, NY 113731104918085
  5. Lynne Hewitt-Volpe, PTElmhurst, NY 113731700962958
  6. Jordan Ignacio, PTElmhurst, NY 113731851388730
  7. Nayana Joshi, PTElmhurst, NY 113731619063906
  8. Rajiv Kakar, PTElmhurst, NY 113731619053865

Common questions

What is Maria Christina Lucernas, PT's NPI number?

Maria Christina Lucernas, PT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497437370, issued on Aug 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Christina Lucernas, PT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8411 Elmhurst Ave Apt 4B, Elmhurst, NY, 11373. Phone: (845) 861-1983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Christina Lucernas, PT's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 041568, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.