Rita Lempel, M.D.
Legal Medicine · New York, NY
Rita Lempel, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1679870133, issued on Feb 18, 2011. Check the license (New York 129254, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Lempel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- 129254 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E 56TH St, New York, NY 10022
- Phone
- (212) 744-1351
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 744-1351
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140505000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rita Lempel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 129254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average legal medicine in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam27 claims
- Lorazepam12 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.
Rita Lempel among 112 legal medicine records in New York
Rita Lempel, M.D. is one of 112 legal medicine records with a practice address in New York. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 27% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1987 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in New York
There are 112 legal medicine records in New York.
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The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jerry Blaivas, M.D.New York, NY 100211124060330
- Richard Merkler, M.D.New York, NY 100191134109754
- Eleanor Lipovsky, M.D.New York, NY 100171427244904
- Michael Weitzman, M.D.New York, NY 100161124230446
- Anthony Azar, M.D.New York, NY 100131457307506
- Shu Chin, M.DNew York, NY 100131881663904
- Edwin Guzman, CGCNew York, NY 100321619568375
- Eric Kandel, M.D.New York, NY 100321073824280
Common questions
What is Rita Lempel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rita Lempel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679870133, issued on Feb 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Lempel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E 56TH St, New York, NY, 10022. Phone: (212) 744-1351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Lempel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 129254, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rita Lempel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rita Lempel, M.D. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.