William D. Priester, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New York, NY
William D. Priester, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1174698906, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (New York 136285, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William D. Priester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 136285 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 E 71St St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 249-5707
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 249-5787
- Medicaid ID
- 00497690 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110511000265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 E 71St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William D. Priester 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 136285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,368 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium260 claims
- Atenolol140 claims
- Simvastatin101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate89 claims
- Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide88 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium80 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
- Rehabilitation Associates IncFairfield, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William D. Priester among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
William D. Priester, M.D. is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is William D. Priester, M.D.'s NPI number?
William D. Priester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174698906, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William D. Priester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 E 71St St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 249-5707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William D. Priester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 136285, 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 William D. Priester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William D. Priester, M.D. had 2,368 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.