Alan Plauka, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Elizabeth, NJ
Alan Plauka, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and NPI 1316954589, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA51872, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Plauka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MA51872 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 Dickinson St, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
- Phone
- (908) 354-8900
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (908) 354-0007
- Medicaid ID
- 5386101 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051006000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Plauka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA51872Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,295 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium496 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate453 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate363 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa321 claims
- Losartan Potassium305 claims
- Metformin Hcl277 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $835.70
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hudson MD GroupElizabeth, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Plauka among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Alan Plauka, M.D. is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Elizabeth
They are 51 of the 1,107 NPPES records with a practice address in Elizabeth, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Alan Plauka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Plauka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316954589, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Plauka, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Dickinson St, Elizabeth, NJ, 07201. Phone: (908) 354-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Plauka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA51872, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan Plauka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Plauka, M.D. had 9,295 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.