Caroline A. Fruge, DPM
Podiatrist · Berkeley Heights, NJ
Caroline A. Fruge, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, and NPI 1437503547, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (New Jersey 25MD00350200, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caroline A. Fruge
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 25MD00350200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 369 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
- Phone
- (908) 665-2772
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Fax
- (908) 665-0842
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201015001954); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Caroline A. Fruge in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MD00350200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole62 claims
- Ammonium Lactate41 claims
- Mupirocin35 claims
- Meloxicam22 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $248.47
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Curalta Medical LLCFlorham Park, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Caroline A. Fruge among 530 podiatrist records in New Jersey
Caroline A. Fruge, DPM is one of 530 podiatrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1996 among the 352 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in New Jersey
There are 530 podiatrist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Suh, DPMBerkeley Heights, NJ 079221588975379
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- Muriel Quinn, DPMChester, NJ 079301497725634
- Sharmila Jani, DPMFlorham Park, NJ 079321184627887
- Barry Kanoff, DPMFlorham Park, NJ 079321801891361
- Robert Solomon, DPMFlorham Park, NJ 079321366438442
- John Milano, DPMLyons, NJ 079391710920871
- Angelo Del Priore, DPMMadison, NJ 079401538279658
Common questions
What is Caroline A. Fruge, DPM's NPI number?
Caroline A. Fruge, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437503547, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caroline A. Fruge, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 369 Springfield Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922. Phone: (908) 665-2772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caroline A. Fruge, DPM's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MD00350200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caroline A. Fruge, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caroline A. Fruge, DPM had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Caroline A. Fruge, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.