Rubin Brecher, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Lawrence, NY
Rubin Brecher, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lawrence, New York, and NPI 1609842749, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 165798, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rubin Brecher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 165798 NY
25MAO5288500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Meadow LN, Lawrence, NY 11559
- Phone
- (718) 851-1186
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 853-8239
- Medicaid IDs
- 01168941 NY
0730106 NJ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091111000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rubin Brecher 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 165798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,510 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost821 claims
- Cromolyn Sodium168 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl167 claims
- Eysuvis166 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol158 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate113 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: $368.29
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Rubin Brecher among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Rubin Brecher, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Lawrence → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leonard Feiner, MDLawrence, NY 115591871604645
- Allen Rubin, MDLawrence, NY 115591023142742
- Margreth Brontoli, MDLong Beach, NY 115611235142639
- Bruce Fastenberg, MDLong Beach, NY 115611396840708
- Herbert Henken, MDLong Beach, NY 115611104827591
- Robert Klein, MDLong Beach, NY 115611063425460
- Mark Melamed, MDHewlett, NY 115571952362261
- Richard Storm, MDLong Beach, NY 115611083714547
Common questions
What is Rubin Brecher, MD's NPI number?
Rubin Brecher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609842749, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rubin Brecher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Meadow LN, Lawrence, NY, 11559. Phone: (718) 851-1186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rubin Brecher, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 165798, 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 Rubin Brecher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rubin Brecher, MD had 2,510 Medicare Part D claims for 526 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rubin Brecher, 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.