NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Gelfand, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Brooklyn, NY

Michael Gelfand, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1962445957, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 051441, 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
1962445957
Name
Michael Gelfand
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
051441 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2937 Avenue V, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Phone
(718) 332-4060
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2023
Fax
(718) 676-0228
Medicaid ID
02638728 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2937 Avenue V

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  1. Dilnoza SobirovaGeneral Practice Dentistry1407419047

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  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
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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

394 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Gelfand394
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate96 claims
  2. Ibuprofen82 claims
  3. Amoxicillin55 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 claims
  5. Azithromycin19 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide18 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: $113.93

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Gelfand$113.93
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Michael Gelfand among 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York

Michael Gelfand, DDS is one of 7,828 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in New York. 60% 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, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

862 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Brooklyn

They are 862 of the 64,057 NPPES records with a practice address in Brooklyn, and 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eddy Gindi, DMDBrooklyn, NY 112291932100310
  2. Harvey Horowitz, D.M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112291306827506
  3. Polina Kipnis, DDSBrooklyn, NY 112291588647358
  4. Lyubov Litvin, D.D.S.Brooklyn, NY 112291538158373
  5. Doris OhevshalomBrooklyn, NY 112291225028467
  6. Yakov Podlipsky, D.D.SBrooklyn, NY 112291477543437
  7. Steven Saltzman, DDSBrooklyn, NY 112291285609263
  8. Candy Sebold, DDSBrooklyn, NY 112291225065881

Common questions

What is Michael Gelfand, DDS's NPI number?

Michael Gelfand, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962445957, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Gelfand, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2937 Avenue V, Brooklyn, NY, 11229. Phone: (718) 332-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Gelfand, DDS's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 051441, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Gelfand, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Gelfand, DDS had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.