Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1992891378, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 179798, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Craig Fishel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 179798 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 New Karner RD, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 393-0391
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2022
- Fax
- (518) 372-3281
- Medicaid ID
- 01407203 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050603000468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 New Karner RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Craig Fishel 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 179798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,423 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 434 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam159 claims
- Omeprazole136 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen133 claims
- Gabapentin110 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl102 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium96 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
- Community Care Physicians PLLCAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Craig Fishel among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in New York
There are 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Carolyn Eaton, M.D.Albany, NY 122051346268075
- Stephanie Ferrigan, MDAlbany, NY 122051598388654
- Kevin Holmewood, D.O.Albany, NY 122051174930408
- Penden Mahautmr, MDAlbany, NY 122051326442542
- Lorelei Michels, D.O.Albany, NY 122051033278395
Common questions
What is Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992891378, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 New Karner RD, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 393-0391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 179798, 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 Craig Fishel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Craig Fishel, M.D. had 3,423 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.