Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Rego Park, NY
Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Rego Park, New York, and NPI 1821163916, issued on Nov 22, 2006. Check the license (New York 163160, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Lindenfeld Costin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 163160 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6254 97TH PL, Rego Park, NY 11374
- Phone
- (718) 595-1166
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (718) 595-1167
- Medicaid ID
- 00906354 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Lindenfeld Costin 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 163160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Nexium21 claims
- Zenpep21 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Creon17 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium17 claims
- Azithromycin15 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.
Valerie Lindenfeld Costin among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D. is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Rego Park
They are 13 of the 1,395 NPPES records with a practice address in Rego Park, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821163916, issued on Nov 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6254 97TH PL, Rego Park, NY, 11374. Phone: (718) 595-1166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 163160, 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 Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Lindenfeld Costin, M.D. had 254 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.