Samuel Spitalewitz, MD
Nephrology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Samuel Spitalewitz, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1790760007, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (New York 127445, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Spitalewitz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 127445 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Brookdale Plz, Brooklyn, NY 11212
- Phone
- (718) 240-5615
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 485-4064
- Medicaid ID
- 00639712 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040622001741); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Spitalewitz 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 127445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Nifedipine Er11 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: $262.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Interfaith Professional Physician Services PCBrooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Spitalewitz among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Samuel Spitalewitz, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Brooklyn → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
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- Shyan-Yih Chou, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121730162322
- Bella HalpertBrooklyn, NY 112121528694437
- Muhammad Khan, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121699200634
- Ira Reiser, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121154305621
- Adnan ZafarNew York, NY 112121881570489
Common questions
What is Samuel Spitalewitz, MD's NPI number?
Samuel Spitalewitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790760007, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Spitalewitz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Brookdale Plz, Brooklyn, NY, 11212. Phone: (718) 240-5615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Spitalewitz, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 127445, 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 Samuel Spitalewitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Spitalewitz, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.