NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Gerard Basch, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY

Paul Gerard Basch, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1538251293, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (New York 198515-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538251293
Name
Paul Gerard Basch
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
198515-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
317 E 34TH St, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 981-7206
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 981-7255
Medicaid ID
01731699 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060307000352); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1993
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 317 E 34TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mitchell Adler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1881699791
  2. Olubunmi Afonja, MB, BSPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1194719492
  3. Eileen Alexander, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1447488150
  4. Jeffrey Allen, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1154397727
  5. Robert Anolik, MDSpecialist1932314929
  6. Ann Aurigemma, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1013887330

Verify Paul Gerard Basch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,458 Medicare Part D claims for 819 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Basch8,458
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,184 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate515 claims
  3. Lisinopril464 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide318 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium297 claims
  6. Simvastatin261 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Westchester Medical Group, P.CWhite Plains, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Paul Gerard Basch among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Paul Gerard Basch, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,434 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 2,434 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mitchell Adler, MDNew York, NY 100161881699791
  2. Edward Barnes, MDNew York, NY 100161356340145
  3. Amy Bleyer, MDNew York, NY 100161043219421
  4. James Cheng, MDNew York, NY 100161811990120
  5. Kimberly Deore, M.D.New York, NY 100161528054038
  6. Joseph Devito, MDNew York, NY 100161154329514
  7. Jeffrey Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100161790783157
  8. Michael Glasser, MDNew York, NY 100161164421947

Common questions

What is Paul Gerard Basch, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Gerard Basch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538251293, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Gerard Basch, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 E 34TH St, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 981-7206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Gerard Basch, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 198515-1, 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 Paul Gerard Basch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Gerard Basch, M.D. had 8,458 Medicare Part D claims for 819 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.