Eduard C. Tapliga, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hackettstown, NJ
Eduard C. Tapliga, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and NPI 1356302483, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA077676, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eduard C. Tapliga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25MA077676 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 657 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
- Phone
- (908) 852-5100
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0096784 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041201000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eduard C. Tapliga 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 25MA077676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium239 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate104 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium77 claims
- Losartan Potassium74 claims
- Metformin Hcl58 claims
- Lisinopril54 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): 95 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $207.19
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Primary Care PCToms River, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eduard C. Tapliga among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Eduard C. Tapliga, 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
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
26 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hackettstown
They are 26 of the 575 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackettstown, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Eduard C. Tapliga, MD's NPI number?
Eduard C. Tapliga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356302483, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eduard C. Tapliga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 657 Willow Grove St, Hackettstown, NJ, 07840. Phone: (908) 852-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eduard C. Tapliga, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA077676, 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 Eduard C. Tapliga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eduard C. Tapliga, MD had 1,576 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eduard C. Tapliga, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.
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.