Dr. Israel S. Berkowitz, MD

Dr. Berkowitz practices at Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology in Rockaway Park, New York.

Dr. Berkowitz's NPI, 1124094594, was assigned on February 27, 2006. Dr. Berkowitz graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 1981. Dr. Berkowitz holds New York license 150378.

Dr. Berkowitz's primary practice is Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology, at 431 Beach 129th St, Rockaway Park, NY 11694 in Queens County. The practice phone is (516) 321-7400.

Dr. Berkowitz's primary practice is Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology in Rockaway Park, New York. Dr. Berkowitz is also affiliated with Tisch Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology at Great Neck. Dmand AI also links Dr. Berkowitz to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Berkowitz practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Berkowitz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Berkowitz is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Berkowitz's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, New Jersey and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart blockage, heart failure and heart valve disorders among the conditions Dr. Berkowitz treats.

CMS data shows 4,657 Medicare services from Dr. Berkowitz across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 752 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $283,790 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 752 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Berkowitz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 362 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Berkowitz's median patient age at 69, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Berkowitz wrote 5,677 Medicare Part D claims for 665 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,459 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $884,602 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,222 claims across 57 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Berkowitz for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Berkowitz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Berkowitz as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Berkowitz. Dr. Berkowitz's most frequent co-authors are Robert Cucco, Eli Joseph Kleinman, MD and Charles Michael Martinez, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Berkowitz from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $210.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Berkowitz, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Berkowitz graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in 1981. Dr. Berkowitz is a member of ACC.

Dr. Berkowitz is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.