NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Skolnick, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Clifton, NJ

Bruce Skolnick, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1700831831, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA65374, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700831831
Name
Bruce Skolnick
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
MA65374 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1030 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone
(973) 778-3777
Enumerated
May 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(973) 778-3252
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110517000816); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1990
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 1030 Clifton Avenue

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

  1. Elliot Brown, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1285689315
  2. Edward Julie, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1497701163
  3. Mark Teicher, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1689620353

Verify Bruce Skolnick 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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,867 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Bruce Skolnick3,867
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate482 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium381 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium313 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate236 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium213 claims
  6. Eliquis203 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $294.91

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bruce Skolnick$294.91
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Consensus Medical Group LLCEast Rutherford, NJ
  2. Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ

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

Bruce Skolnick among 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey

Bruce Skolnick, MD is one of 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1997 among the 833 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Clifton

They are 18 of the 1,732 NPPES records with a practice address in Clifton, and 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elliot Brown, MDClifton, NJ 070131285689315
  2. Daniel Conroy, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070131629098603
  3. John Cubero, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070131205856291
  4. Joseph Daibes, D.O.Clifton, NJ 070131841652930
  5. Edward Julie, MDClifton, NJ 070131497701163
  6. Fadi Karou, MDClifton, NJ 070131780870444
  7. Ravinder Narang, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070131053364661
  8. Todd Prol, DOClifton, NJ 070131073017091

Common questions

What is Bruce Skolnick, MD's NPI number?

Bruce Skolnick, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700831831, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Skolnick, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ, 07013. Phone: (973) 778-3777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Skolnick, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA65374, 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 Bruce Skolnick, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bruce Skolnick, MD had 3,867 Medicare Part D claims for 579 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bruce Skolnick, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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