Ruth Gershen, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Spring Valley, NY
Ruth Gershen, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Spring Valley, New York, and NPI 1508805094, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (New York 178638, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Gershen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 178638 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 728 N Main St, Spring Valley, NY 10977
- Phone
- (845) 354-9300
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 728 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruth Gershen 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 178638Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 818 among the 8,211 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam37 claims
- Bupropion Xl29 claims
- Clonazepam24 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate17 claims
- Sertraline Hcl17 claims
- Aripiprazole15 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.
14 pediatrics physician records list a Spring Valley practice address
They are 14 of the 1,188 NPPES records with a Spring Valley practice address, and 6,032 pediatrics physician records in New York.
All 14 in Spring Valley → All 6,032 in New York → Every provider in Spring Valley →
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Common questions
What is Ruth Gershen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Gershen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508805094, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Gershen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 728 N Main St, Spring Valley, NY, 10977. Phone: (845) 354-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Gershen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 178638, 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 Ruth Gershen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Gershen, M.D. had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 818. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.