Howard Baruch, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cliffside Park, NJ
Howard Baruch, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and NPI 1023025236, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA05565900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Baruch
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 25MA05565900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 663 Palisade Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
- Phone
- (201) 943-9100
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 663 Palisade Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather BryanSurgical Physician Assistant1376964288
- Danilo Cabusas, P.T.Physical Therapist1356536106
- Iris Drey, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1689680209
- Susan Fishbein, MDGastroenterology Physician1205945086
- Jeanette Gerould, PASurgical Physician Assistant1700139540
- Joseph Holzapfel, D.P.M.Podiatrist1538291455
Verify Howard Baruch 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 25MA05565900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,628 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium766 claims
- Meloxicam625 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl43 claims
- Celecoxib34 claims
- Nabumetone32 claims
- Baclofen27 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 0 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: $1,235.93
11 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Premier Orthopaedics Andsports Medicine,pcUnion City, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a Cliffside Park practice address
They are 3 of the 249 NPPES records with a Cliffside Park practice address, and 689 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 3 in Cliffside Park → All 689 in New Jersey → Every provider in Cliffside Park →
Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
- John Abraham, MDPennington, NJ1871578351
- Jeffrey Abrams, MDPrinceton, NJ1386658011
- Anel Abreu, D.O., M.S.Stratford, NJ1982728960
- David Abrutyn, M.D.Bridgewater, NJ1679534903
- Stephanie Adam, DOFlorham Park, NJ1447459292
- Stephen Adolfsen, MDEast Brunswick, NJ1790993228
- Irfan Ahmed, M.D.Newark, NJ1700022043
- Munir Ahmed, M.D.Toms River, NJ1639267875
- Daren Aita, M.D.Mercerville, NJ1154327146
- George Alber, MDSomers Point, NJ1386688547
Common questions
What is Howard Baruch, MD's NPI number?
Howard Baruch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023025236, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Baruch, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 663 Palisade Ave, Cliffside Park, NJ, 07010. Phone: (201) 943-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Baruch, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA05565900, 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 Howard Baruch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Baruch, MD had 1,628 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Baruch, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.