The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Brooklyn and New York

434 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Brooklyn, NY (3,977 in New York).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Brooklyn

0% of these 434 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0.2% of these 434 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-01-20

Acupuncturist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

License # reported to NPPES NY 005585

An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 20, 2024

Registered at 36 PLAZA ST E, BROOKLYN, NY 112385048 (Tel: 9177578170)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 20, 2024

Registered at 3775 63RD ST APT A31, WOODSIDE, NY 113772657 (Tel: 9177578170)

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NPI Profile Active August 24, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) August 24, 2016

Registered at 1120 WASHINGTON AVE, 3RD FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11225 (Tel: 9177578170)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) August 24, 2016

Registered at 269 EMPIRE BLVD, BROOKLYN, NY 112253506 (Tel: 9177578170)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) August 24, 2016

Recorded as LEO BIERMAN, M.S., L.AC.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 24, 2016

Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: NY 005585)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 18, 2015

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1588048623

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 18, 2015

Last Update: January 20, 2024

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

3775 63rd St Apt A31

Woodside, NY 113772657

Phone: 9177578170

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.