Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Amy Lichtenfeld, M.D.

Optician · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
178 E 85TH ST, New York, NY 10028
2122882278
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1851356141 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Lichtenfeld from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lichtenfeld

Dr. Amy Lichtenfeld is an optician specialist in New York, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lichtenfeld performed 471 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lichtenfeld received a total of $15,103 from 50 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 754 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lichtenfeld is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 471 Medicare services $15,103 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
471
Medicare services
Bottom 31% in NY for optician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$42
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Allergy injection therapy, multiple injections
A professional service involving the administration of multiple allergen injections.
110 $10 $74
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
82 $8 $25
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
63 $74 $240
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
61 $103 $300
Expiratory airflow and volume test
A test that measures the amount of air you can exhale and the speed at which you can breathe it out. It evaluates lung function by assessing expiratory airflow and volume.
37 $23 $120
Urinalysis, manual
A manual laboratory examination of a urine sample to check for various substances and cells.
28 $3 $15
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
25 $146 $300
Flu vaccine, quadrivalent
A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection.
22 $76 $150
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
22 $29 $30
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead
A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report.
21 $11 $85
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$15,103
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,158/year across 7 years
Top 10% in NY for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
50
Companies
754
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$3,251
2023
$2,882
2022
$2,302
2021
$2,192
2020
$1,550
2019
$1,781
2018
$1,144

Payments by company (2024)

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$625
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$461
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$394
GENZYME CORPORATION
$301
QOL Medical, LLC
$226
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$203
kaleo, Inc.
$203
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$156
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$104
Optinose US, Inc.
$80
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$79
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$76
Amgen Inc.
$60
ABBVIE INC.
$42
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$40
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$38
Organon Llc
$31
Ardelyx, Inc.
$27
LEO Pharma Inc.
$25
Celltrion USA Inc.
$23
Seqirus USA Inc
$20
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$18
BioCryst US Sales Co., LLC
$18
Top 3 companies account for 45.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,778
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$2,147
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$1,378
GENZYME CORPORATION
$1,353
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$941
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$846
Greer Laboratories, Inc.
$735
kaleo, Inc.
$718
QOL Medical, LLC
$596
ALK-Abello, Inc
$274
Amgen Inc.
$273
PFIZER INC.
$256
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$236
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$223
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$203
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$196
Optinose US, Inc.
$192
BioCryst US Sales Co., LLC
$184
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$168
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$165
ABBVIE INC.
$135
AbbVie Inc.
$101
LEO Pharma Inc.
$101
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$76
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$76
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
$73
Allergan Inc.
$72
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$56
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$45
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$44
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$39
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$38
Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
$37
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$34
Kaleo, Inc.
$34
Organon Llc
$31
Ardelyx, Inc.
$27
Pharming Healthcare, Inc.
$24
Celltrion USA Inc.
$23
Seqirus USA Inc
$20
Mission Pharmacal Company
$18
Medtronic, Inc.
$17
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$17
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$17
OptiNose US, Inc.
$17
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$16
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$16
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Genentech USA, Inc.
$13
McKesson Medical-Surgical, Inc.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 41.7% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADBRY · AIRSUPRA · AREXVY · AUVI-Q · AirDuo Digihaler · Auvi-Q · BREO · BREZTRI · CIBINQO · CIMZIA · CINQAIR · CREON · DIFICID · DUPIXENT · DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION · ENTYVIO · EUCRISA · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT · Ferralet · Fluad · GI Genius · HADLIMA · IBSRELA · INJECTAFER · LINZESS · Linzess · MOTEGRITY · NUCALA · OCALIVA · ORALAIR · ORLADEYO · Odactra · Orladeyo · PAXLOVID · PNEUMOVAX 23 · ProAir Digihaler · Prolia · QUVIVIQ · RINVOQ · RUCONEST · Ragwitek · Ryaltris · SHINGRIX · STELARA · SUCRAID · SUPREP BOWEL PREP · SYMBICORT · Sucraid · TEZSPIRE · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULANCE · UCERIS TABLETS · VEGZELMA · VIBERZI · VOQUEZNA · XIFAXAN · XOLAIR · Xhance · Xolair · ZENPEP
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Opticians in nearby ZIP areas
16,073
County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
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0.3 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Lichtenfeld is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Lichtenfeld experienced with allergy injection therapy, multiple injections?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lichtenfeld performed 110 allergy injection therapy, multiple injections services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Lichtenfeld receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lichtenfeld received a total of $15,103 from 50 companies across 754 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Lichtenfeld's costs compare to other opticians in New York?
Dr. Lichtenfeld's average Medicare payment per service is $42. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Lichtenfeld) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →