Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · New York, NY
Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1497815914, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (New York 151161, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meryl Newman-Cedar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 151161 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 E 79TH St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 737-7800
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 737-0251
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meryl Newman-Cedar 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 151161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Seqirus USA Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Meryl Newman-Cedar among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D. is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,005 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in New York
They are 1,005 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497815914, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 E 79TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 737-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 151161, 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 Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meryl Newman-Cedar, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.