Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard L Edelson, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1639160013

Richard L Edelson, MD practises Dermatology in New Haven, Connecticut. Graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1970, 56 years ago. Practices with Yale University, a 2,618-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Connecticut.

Years since qualifying
56
Trained at
Yale University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CT
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

15 York St
New Haven, CT 06510-3221 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (203) 785-4632
Fax: (203) 785-3315
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Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 026935 (CT)

Record details

NPI number1639160013
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 3, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJune 27, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolYALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1970 (56 years in practice)
Group practice Yale University — 2618 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients12
Services billed 16 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $115 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Yale University

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2618 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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