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Howard Eugene Rifkin, MD

Internal Medicine Physician in Cedarhurst, NY · enumerated 2005.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1649263336

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Howard Eugene Rifkin

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address Cedarhurst, NY, 11516

Phone (516) 791-1900

Fax (516) 374-4749

Enumeration date Aug 26, 2005

Last updated in NPPES Dec 6, 2010

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

207R00000X Internal Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 086129 (NY) Primary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
00132843	Medicaid	NY	-

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What is the NPI number for Howard Rifkin?

The National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Howard Rifkin is 1649263336, a Type 1 (individual) record in the CMS NPPES registry.

Where does Howard Rifkin practice?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Cedarhurst, NY. Providers can have multiple locations; NPPES lists the primary practice address.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2010-12-06.