Norman Pflaster, MD
Neurology Physician · Islip, NY
Norman Pflaster, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Islip, New York, and NPI 1548234768, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 176877, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Norman Pflaster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 176877 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 712 Main St, Islip, NY 11751
- Phone
- (631) 666-3939
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 666-3994
- Medicaid ID
- 01356409 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111121000143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 712 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melissa Bernbaum, M.D.Neurology Physician1720258239
- David Besser, M.D.Neurology Physician1942273313
- Mitchell Creed, MDNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician1659831121
- Edward Firouztale, DONeurology Physician1154395382
Verify Norman Pflaster 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 176877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
5,131 Medicare Part D claims for 739 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 406 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin388 claims
- Donepezil Hcl373 claims
- Memantine Hcl Er212 claims
- Sertraline Hcl209 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa180 claims
- Levetiracetam168 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $152.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Norman Pflaster among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Norman Pflaster, MD is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 neurology physician records list a practice address in Islip
They are 13 of the 356 NPPES records with a practice address in Islip, and 1,778 neurology physician records in New York.
All 1,778 in New York → Every provider in Islip → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhupinder Anand, MDIslip, NY 117511861441933
- Melissa Bernbaum, M.D.Islip, NY 117511720258239
- David Besser, M.D.Islip, NY 117511942273313
- Edward Firouztale, DOIslip, NY 117511154395382
- Mark Gudesblatt, M.D.Islip, NY 117511528030269
- Cindy Jadoo, MDIslip, NY 117511982831897
- Henry Moreta, M.D.Islip, NY 117511922084466
- Agha Raza, MDIslip, NY 117511790851939
Common questions
What is Norman Pflaster, MD's NPI number?
Norman Pflaster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548234768, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Norman Pflaster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 712 Main St, Islip, NY, 11751. Phone: (631) 666-3939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Norman Pflaster, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 176877, 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 Norman Pflaster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Norman Pflaster, MD had 5,131 Medicare Part D claims for 739 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Norman Pflaster, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.