NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen L. Comite, MD

Dermatology Physician · New York, NY

Stephen L. Comite, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1639396864, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (New York 156631, 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
1639396864
Name
Stephen L. Comite
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
License number
156631 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
104 East 40TH Street, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 557-2600
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(212) 557-6065
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111214000372); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1982
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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  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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Comite212
  2. Specialty average797

Most prescribed

  1. Clobetasol Propionate32 claims
  2. Ketoconazole30 claims
  3. Hydrocortisone Valerate25 claims
  4. Doxycycline Monohydrate16 claims
  5. Mupirocin16 claims
  6. Triamcinolone Acetonide11 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: $38.17

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Comite$38.17
  2. Specialty average$8,544.61

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

  1. Cameron K Rokhsar MD PCNew York, NY

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

Stephen L. Comite among 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York

Stephen L. Comite, MD is one of 1,211 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 880 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatology Physician providers in New York

There are 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York.

The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Cardozo, MD-PHDNew York, NY 100161386627891
  2. David Cohen, M.D.New York, NY 100161730179680
  3. Alvin Friedman-Kien, MDNew York, NY 100161679546980
  4. Gervaise Gerstner, MDNew York, NY 100161770584195
  5. Elizabeth Goldberg, MDNew York, NY 100161215918438
  6. Kenneth Howe, MDNew York, NY 100161932100245
  7. Edwin Joe, M.D.New York, NY 100161912980129
  8. Dmitry Khasak, MDNew York, NY 100161649258286

Common questions

What is Stephen L. Comite, MD's NPI number?

Stephen L. Comite, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639396864, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen L. Comite, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 East 40TH Street, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 557-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen L. Comite, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 156631, 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 Stephen L. Comite, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen L. Comite, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.