Individual provider Active NPI

William J Rifkin, MD

  • Plastic Surgery Physician
  • New York, NY
National Provider Identifier
1437612280
Registry record updated May 19, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Plastic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208200000X
License
336980 Issued in NY
Practice address
655 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065-5937
Phone
(212) 517-9777
NPI assigned
Apr 9, 2019
Last updated
May 19, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on May 19, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X 51139 AL
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X 336980 NY Primary
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X 51139 AL

Addresses

Primary practice location

655 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065-5937

Mailing address

655 Park Ave
New York, NY 10065-5937
Phone (212) 517-9777

Other practice location 1

140 Village St
Birmingham, AL 35242-6410
Phone (205) 980-1744

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: No
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: No
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: No
Green means eligible to order or refer.

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
51139ALMDPlastic Surgery Physician
336980NYMDPlastic Surgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Hedden Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery PastSince May 18, 2025 Accepting new patients

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: wrifkin98537@nyumc.direct-ci.com

Organizations & group practices 1

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "RIFKIN",
        "first_name": "WILLIAM",
        "middle_name": "J",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-04-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-19",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-19",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "2086S0122X",
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        },
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        },
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

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