NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Chouake, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Cliffside Park, NJ

Benjamin Chouake, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and NPI 1891804654, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA04032000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891804654
Name
Benjamin Chouake
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25MA04032000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
663 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Phone
(201) 917-2246
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(201) 917-2276
Medicaid ID
0923605 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100611000639); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 663 Palisade Avenue

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify Benjamin Chouake in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,323 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Chouake6,323
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium406 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium320 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium311 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate259 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate196 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl191 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: $38.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Benjamin Chouake$38.80
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Cliffside Medical LLCCliffside Park, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Benjamin Chouake among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey

Benjamin Chouake, MD 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
  • Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cliffside Park

They are 8 of the 249 NPPES records with a practice address in Cliffside Park, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Ardolino, MDCliffside Pk, NJ 070101275759516
  2. Ashraf FaltasCliffside Park, NJ 070101275635070
  3. Michelle Graziano, M.D.Cliffside Park, NJ 070101083938963
  4. Imad Harsouni, MDCliffside Park, NJ 070101659802361
  5. Alexander Korenfeld, MDCliffside Park, NJ 070101063428803
  6. Yelena Korenfeld, MDCliffside Park, NJ 070101720094576
  7. Violet Master, M.D.Cliffside Park, NJ 070101609847193
  8. Richard Righthand, M.D.Cliffside Park, NJ 070101093738031

Common questions

What is Benjamin Chouake, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Chouake, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891804654, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Chouake, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 663 Palisade Avenue, Cliffside Park, NJ, 07010. Phone: (201) 917-2246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Chouake, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA04032000, 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 Benjamin Chouake, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Chouake, MD had 6,323 Medicare Part D claims for 852 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.