Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA
Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1154321891, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD040950L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD040950L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1405 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA 18510
- Phone
- (570) 342-8199
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2024
- Fax
- (570) 342-6871
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD040950LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,778 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 1,163 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium646 claims
- Gabapentin635 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate524 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium450 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen403 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium354 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: $2,846.31
195 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scranton
They are 129 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD's NPI number?
Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154321891, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1405 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 342-8199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD040950L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yitzchok Barry Kurtzer, MD had 16,778 Medicare Part D claims for 754 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.