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Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD

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(Dr. Harvey Himel, MD)

(65 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine

Professional interests include: wounds

5 East 98th Street 14th Floor
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-4410

Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD is a hand surgeon in New York, NY specializing in hand surgery and plastic surgery. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI.

Office Locations

5 East 98th Street 14th Floor
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-4410

(212) 534-2654

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Mount Sinai Health System

Organization:the Mount
Sinai Hospital, NY 10029

(212) 659-8554

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In The News

“"Hypochlorous acid is produced by the body's white blood cells when it fights infection," Dr. Harvey Himel, medical director of the wound program at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New...”—"Necrotizing fasciitis: New treatment discovered for deadly flesh-eating disease", Fox News, March 2015

“"Mr. Russell is not able to perform his job reliably, which in turn would be a danger not only to himself, but also to his co-workers," wrote Dr. Harvey Himel, director of Cornell University's...”—"BLAZE OF FURY; RETIREMENT NIXED FOR DISABLED FIREMAN", New York Post, December 2003

“"A burn that occupies more than 20% of the skin will lead to so much reaction by the body that there's a change in body chemistry," said Dr. Harvey Himel, a surgeon at the New York Hospital-Cornell...”—"SEVERE BURNS TOO MUCH FOR SHABAZZ", New York Daily News, June 1997

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	238
hospital care	190
inpatient care	190

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	42
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	63
Dementia	36
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	278
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	39
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	52
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	82
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	60
Dementia	34
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	212
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	38
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	47
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	24
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	62
Dementia	50
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	17
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	62
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	23
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	30
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	56
Dementia	33
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	46
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	29
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	46
Dementia	36
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	11
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated as a hand surgeon in New York, NY were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	190
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	80
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	29
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	36

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	11
Dementia	33

Education & Training

Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at Boston Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine

Residency: Boston Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Oscar, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Healthfirst Medicare, MetroPlus Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, AETNA - Medicare, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ, AETNA - Commercial and VNSNY Choice Medicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

MagnaCare

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Oscar

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst Medicaid

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

1199SEIU

Healthfirst Medicare

MetroPlus Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

AETNA - Medicare

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

AETNA - Commercial

VNSNY Choice Medicare

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 65 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Hollister Incorporated	$127 HYDROFERA $127
Medline Industries, Inc.	$109 PluroGel Burn & Wound Dressings $109
TEI Medical Inc.	$103 PriMatrix $103

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$339

Biography

Dr. Harvey Himel works as a plastic surgery and hand surgery. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Clinical interests for Dr. Himel include wounds. Medicaid Managed Care, Blue California, and Fidelis Care seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Himel accepts. Dr. Himel attended New York University (NYU) School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Boston Medical Center for residency. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. He welcomes new patients at his office inSinai Hospital, NY as reported by Mount Sinai Health System.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harvey N. Himel, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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