NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophia Bezirganian, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Elmira, NY

Sophia Bezirganian, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Elmira, New York, and NPI 1700979572, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (New York 167463, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1700979572
Name
Sophia Bezirganian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
167463 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1003 Walnut St, Elmira, NY 14901
Phone
(607) 732-5646
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(607) 732-0373
Medicaid ID
01400417 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051221000293); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1003 Walnut St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bruce BrennanRegistered Dietitian1669117032
  2. Carolyn Chaffee, RDRegistered Dietitian1386388601
  3. Amy Enright, RDRegistered Dietitian1861134330
  4. Marc Immerman, M.D.General Practice Physician1417967712
  5. Rachel Laughlin, RDRegistered Dietitian1477911352
  6. Olivia Spadafora, LMSWClinical Social Worker1154898658

Verify Sophia Bezirganian in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,738 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Sophia Bezirganian3,738
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine261 claims
  2. Aripiprazole222 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium207 claims
  4. Thioridazine Hcl162 claims
  5. Quetiapine Fumarate159 claims
  6. Clozapine152 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 one group practice

  1. Seneca Cayuga Counties Chapter Nysarc, Inc.Waterloo, NY

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

Sophia Bezirganian among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Sophia Bezirganian, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Elmira

They are 24 of the 1,746 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmira, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bhupinder BrarElmira, NY 149011831383066
  2. Shahindokht Buchan, M.D.Elmira, NY 149011235270471
  3. Hannah Bushnell, D.O.Elmira, NY 149011174937288
  4. Melihat Fidan Nowak, MDElmira, NY 149011982995726
  5. Deirdre Finney, M.D.Elmira, NY 149011669552618
  6. Subhi Islam, DOElmira, NY 149011902330608
  7. John Keller, MDElmira, NY 149011518981588
  8. Razaullah KhanElmira, NY 149011467884932

Common questions

What is Sophia Bezirganian, MD's NPI number?

Sophia Bezirganian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700979572, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophia Bezirganian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1003 Walnut St, Elmira, NY, 14901. Phone: (607) 732-5646. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophia Bezirganian, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 167463, 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 Sophia Bezirganian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sophia Bezirganian, MD had 3,738 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.