Mercedes Esther Behar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Mercedes Esther Behar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1124670757, issued on Jul 13, 2019. Check the license (New York 318721, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mercedes Esther Behar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 318721 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037
- Phone
- (212) 939-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221104002479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mercedes Esther Behar 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 318721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
221 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis35 claims
- Januvia25 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride13 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 3 group practices
- Cogent Medical Care PCBinghamton, NY
- New York Medical Physician Associates PCPoughkeepsie, NY
- The Memorial Hospital OF William F And Gertrude F Jones IncWellsville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mercedes Esther Behar among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Mercedes Esther Behar, 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Mercedes Esther Behar, MD's NPI number?
Mercedes Esther Behar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124670757, issued on Jul 13, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mercedes Esther Behar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY, 10037. Phone: (212) 939-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mercedes Esther Behar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 318721, 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 Mercedes Esther Behar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mercedes Esther Behar, MD had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.