NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William James Schwartz, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Long Island City, NY

William James Schwartz, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Long Island City, New York, and NPI 1255367355, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 132607, 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
1255367355
Name
William James Schwartz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
132607 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3141 45TH St, Long Island City, NY 11103
Phone
(718) 721-1500
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 777-1623
Medicaid ID
01007056 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040721001495); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1975
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 3141 45TH St

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

  1. Farah Atallah-Lajam, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356382246
  2. Carlos Castro, PAPhysician Assistant1336238807
  3. Zasia Chowdhury, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477893584
  4. Elina Gavrilova, R-PACPhysician Assistant1174726095
  5. Oksana Khaimova, PAPhysician Assistant1871682278
  6. Bhupendra Patel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124055975

Verify William James Schwartz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
    Search for license 132607
    Check the board
  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
Open the New York license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,664 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. William Schwartz1,664
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate172 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium130 claims
  3. Eliquis97 claims
  4. Ezetimibe85 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium83 claims
  6. Furosemide79 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: $687.15

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Schwartz$687.15
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. North Shore Medical Group OF The Mount Sinai School OF MedicineAstoria, NY

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

William James Schwartz among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York

William James Schwartz, MD 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
  • Graduated1975 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York

There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Farah Atallah-Lajam, MDLong Island City, NY 111031356382246
  2. Myo Maw, MDAstoria, NY 111031871565242
  3. Tarek Mousa, MD, PHDAstoria, NY 111031013177757
  4. Arun Palkhiwala, MDAstoria, NY 111031205878949
  5. Margarita Pascual, MDAstoria, NY 111031558471912
  6. Emmanuel TroulakisAstoria, NY 111031275540767
  7. Elisabeth Alexis, MDAstoria, NY 111021336198886
  8. Panagiota Christia, MDAstoria, NY 111021386084721

Common questions

What is William James Schwartz, MD's NPI number?

William James Schwartz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255367355, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William James Schwartz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3141 45TH St, Long Island City, NY, 11103. Phone: (718) 721-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William James Schwartz, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 132607, 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 James Schwartz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William James Schwartz, MD had 1,664 Medicare Part D claims for 325 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.