Richard B. Chernaik, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Richard B. Chernaik, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1972521532, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 090234, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard B. Chernaik
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 090234 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Elgar PL, Bronx, NY 10475
- Phone
- (718) 320-2188
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 320-8244
- Medicaid ID
- 00142489 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Elgar PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard B. Chernaik 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 090234Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl13 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: $1,967.16
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Grifols USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Richard B. Chernaik among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Richard B. Chernaik, MD 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 fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Richard B. Chernaik, MD's NPI number?
Richard B. Chernaik, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972521532, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard B. Chernaik, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Elgar PL, Bronx, NY, 10475. Phone: (718) 320-2188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard B. Chernaik, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 090234, 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 Richard B. Chernaik, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard B. Chernaik, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims; 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.