Michael D. Needleman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY
Michael D. Needleman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1174505861, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 18030, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael D. Needleman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 18030 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7440 Jefferson Blvd, Louisville, KY 40219
- Phone
- (502) 969-0975
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 969-0081
- Medicaid ID
- 64180300 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050525000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7440 Jefferson Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael D. Needleman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18030Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,353 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium198 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate172 claims
- Lisinopril158 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
- Omeprazole104 claims
- Gabapentin87 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: $109.30
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
- Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboro, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael D. Needleman among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Michael D. Needleman, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville
They are 344 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Michael D. Needleman, MD's NPI number?
Michael D. Needleman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174505861, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael D. Needleman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7440 Jefferson Blvd, Louisville, KY, 40219. Phone: (502) 969-0975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael D. Needleman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 18030, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael D. Needleman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael D. Needleman, MD had 3,353 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.