Richard Schechner MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1972685147 is registered to Richard Schechner MD, a Surgery practising at 111 East 210th Street, Montefiore Med Ctr/Dept Abdominal Transplant Surgery in Bronx, New York. Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Richard Schechner MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Richard Schechner MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Richard Schechner MD directly at (718) 920-5680.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1972685147 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (718) 920-5680.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Richard Schechner MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.