Michael Bruce First, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Michael Bruce First, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1689759250, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (New York 158582, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Bruce First
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 158582 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (646) 774-7935
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (646) 774-7933
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Bruce First 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 158582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl44 claims
- Clonazepam39 claims
- Mirtazapine27 claims
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Lorazepam17 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl16 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: $2,750.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Janssen Research & Development, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Michael Bruce First among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Michael Bruce First, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 65% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Michael Bruce First, MD's NPI number?
Michael Bruce First, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689759250, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Bruce First, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (646) 774-7935. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Bruce First, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 158582, 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 Michael Bruce First, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Bruce First, MD had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.