NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Seth Finkelstein, M.D.

Specialist · New York, NY

Seth Finkelstein, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1790754034, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 238454, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790754034
Name
Seth Finkelstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
238454 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
950 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028
Phone
(212) 472-8200
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060916000053); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 950 Park Ave

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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Seth Finkelstein52
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol23 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium13 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Obgyn Hospitalist Medical Services OF New York PCNiskayuna, NY
  2. United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.Johnson City, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Seth Finkelstein among 22,636 specialist records in New York

Seth Finkelstein, M.D. is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,896 specialist records list a practice address in New York

They are 1,896 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nadia Afridi, M.D.New York, NY 100281821028911
  2. Igor Amigud, M.D.New York, NY 100281093711475
  3. Michael Bayer, M.D.New York, NY 100281457318537
  4. Barry Berson, M.D.New York, NY 100281225071145
  5. Scott David, MDNew York, NY 100281982600888
  6. Jeffrey Freed, M.D.New York, NY 100281124064159
  7. Nils Guttenplan, M.D.New York, NY 100281952399610
  8. Shaheen Isani, M.D.New York, NY 100281952307357

Common questions

What is Seth Finkelstein, M.D.'s NPI number?

Seth Finkelstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790754034, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Seth Finkelstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10028. Phone: (212) 472-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Seth Finkelstein, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 238454, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Seth Finkelstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Seth Finkelstein, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.