NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George Tarng, MD, MPH

Hospitalist Physician · Bayonne, NJ

George Tarng, MD, MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bayonne, New Jersey, and NPI 1013204023, issued on Jun 29, 2011. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08961300, 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
1013204023
Name
George Tarng
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
25MA08961300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
744 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002
Phone
(201) 436-8888
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2011
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120105000089); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify George Tarng 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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

548 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Tarng548
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone29 claims
  2. Cefuroxime22 claims
  3. Furosemide21 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
  6. Gabapentin16 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Virtua Medical Group, PAMarlton, NJ

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

George Tarng among 644 hospitalist physician records in New Jersey

George Tarng, MD, MPH is one of 644 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 565 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 644 hospitalist physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aleksander Lekan, M.D.East Orange, NJ 070181225055262
  2. Andres Tabares, MDEast Orange, NJ 070181609337955
  3. Orjeta Kocia, M.DHoboken, NJ 070301194020164
  4. Ihor Salo, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301912132408
  5. Danish Riaz, M.D.Livingston, NJ 070391700172459
  6. Hesham Elmariah, MDNorth Bergen, NJ 070471982278347
  7. Joshian EstevezNorth Bergen, NJ 070471962934679
  8. Ivonne Fernandez, MDNorth Bergen, NJ 070471922347699

Common questions

What is George Tarng, MD, MPH's NPI number?

George Tarng, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013204023, issued on Jun 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George Tarng, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 744 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ, 07002. Phone: (201) 436-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George Tarng, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08961300, 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 George Tarng, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George Tarng, MD, MPH had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is George Tarng, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.