David Charles Atherton, MD
Neurology Physician · Edison, NJ
David Charles Atherton, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Edison, New Jersey, and NPI 1790277291, issued on May 31, 2018. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA11685600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Charles Atherton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 25MA11685600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 James St, Edison, NJ 08820
- Phone
- (732) 321-7010
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240227000825); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Charles Atherton 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 25MA11685600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $156.80
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCEdison, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Charles Atherton among 577 neurology physician records in New Jersey
David Charles Atherton, MD is one of 577 neurology 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 2018, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 neurology physician records list a practice address in Edison
They are 44 of the 2,434 NPPES records with a practice address in Edison, and 577 neurology physician records in New Jersey.
All 577 in New Jersey → Every provider in Edison → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sudhansu Chokroverty, MDEdison, NJ 088201063412492
- Simhadri Gupta, MDEdison, NJ 088201760483895
- Philip Hanna, MDEdison, NJ 088201306846647
- Subramanian Hariharan, MDEdison, NJ 088201497755847
- Martin Herman, MDEdison, NJ 088201902862345
- Jawad Kirmani, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201871527721
- Phillip Kramer, MDEdison, NJ 088201053311233
- Joseph Landolfi, DOEdison, NJ 088201033119383
Common questions
What is David Charles Atherton, MD's NPI number?
David Charles Atherton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790277291, issued on May 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Charles Atherton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 James St, Edison, NJ, 08820. Phone: (732) 321-7010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Charles Atherton, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA11685600, 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 David Charles Atherton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Charles Atherton, MD had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.