Richard Jay Gersh, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Richard Jay Gersh, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1942247994, issued on May 31, 2006. Check the license (New York 164428, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Jay Gersh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 164428 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 119 W 57TH St, New York, NY 10019
- Phone
- (917) 484-6406
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 423-6534
- Medicaid ID
- 01207592 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Jay Gersh 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 164428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
388 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine53 claims
- Olanzapine50 claims
- Bupropion Xl41 claims
- Divalproex Sodium35 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Lamotrigine16 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: $131.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 Jay Gersh among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Richard Jay Gersh, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Richard Jay Gersh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Jay Gersh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942247994, issued on May 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Jay Gersh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 W 57TH St, New York, NY, 10019. Phone: (917) 484-6406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Jay Gersh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 164428, 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 Jay Gersh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Jay Gersh, M.D. had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.