NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Buchalter, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY

Matthew Buchalter, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1346264405, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (New York 243956, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346264405
Name
Matthew Buchalter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
243956 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12 W 72ND St, New York, NY 10023
Phone
(646) 962-7800
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071018000638); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 2003
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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Also registered at 12 W 72ND St

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

  1. Cindy Baskin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821198953
  2. May Chu, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1275706780
  3. Suzanne Cole, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669407409
  4. Kelly Greening, MDGynecology Physician1760579858
  5. Carolyn Hiltebeitel, MDPediatrics Physician1558458646
  6. Rida Jamil, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730613753

Verify Matthew Buchalter 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Matthew Buchalter74
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin45 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate12 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. New York Society For The Relief OF Ruptured And Crippled MaintainingNew York, NY
  2. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Matthew Buchalter among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Matthew Buchalter, MD 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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).

2,434 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 2,434 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cindy Baskin, MDNew York, NY 100231821198953
  2. Daniel Brook, M.D.New York, NY 100231952340655
  3. Dana Cohen, M.D.New York, NY 100231376582361
  4. Etta Frankel, M.D.New York, NY 100231952394967
  5. Carol Guidera-Diamond, MDNew York, NY 100231417050030
  6. Stuart Nemser, MDNew York, NY 100231821031402
  7. Richard Neufeld, M.D.New York, NY 100231932173549
  8. Nelson PenaNew York, NY 100231689608770

Common questions

What is Matthew Buchalter, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Buchalter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346264405, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Buchalter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 W 72ND St, New York, NY, 10023. Phone: (646) 962-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Buchalter, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 243956, 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 Matthew Buchalter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Buchalter, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Matthew Buchalter, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.