Ruth Tessler, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · New York, NY
Ruth Tessler, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1740344969, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 201888, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Tessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 201888 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 159 E 53RD St, New York, NY 10022
- Phone
- (646) 754-2700
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120307000424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Tessler 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 201888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol41 claims
- Misoprostol23 claims
- Progesterone20 claims
- Junel14 claims
- Estradiol (Once Weekly)12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,064.20
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Ethicon Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Tessler among 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York
Ruth Tessler, M.D. is one of 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 1,870 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ruth Tessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Tessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740344969, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Tessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 159 E 53RD St, New York, NY, 10022. Phone: (646) 754-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Tessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 201888, 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 Tessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Tessler, M.D. had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruth Tessler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.