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Brian J. Chernak, MD

NPI 1659877330ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· New York, NY

Internal Medicine (MD) in New York, New York, trained at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (class of 2018). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $298,241 for 85 claims, against $18,884 paid for services in 2024. Geron Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,153 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1659877330
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 2, 2018
Last updated in NPPESMay 31, 2024
Certified by providerMay 31, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X302301NY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hematology/Oncology (NJ); Practitioner - Hematology/Oncology (NY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients79
Services billed202 across 11 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$18,884

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)85 · 89 30-day fills
Patients27
Total drug cost$298,241
Generic share68% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolState University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Graduation year2018
Medicare specialtyHematology/Oncology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,153 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$4,483 · 8 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Geron Corporation$2,0342
Genzyme Corporation$118.711

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$1,920 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$232.57 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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