James L. Amato, MD
Specialist · Glen Ridge, NJ
James L. Amato, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and NPI 1720033426, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA061894, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Amato
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MA061894 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 946 Bloomfield Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
- Phone
- (973) 743-1121
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 743-9419
- Medicaid ID
- 7596308 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050126000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James L. Amato 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 MA061894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,434 Medicare Part D claims for 744 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium732 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate592 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate487 claims
- Eliquis341 claims
- Clopidogrel278 claims
- Losartan Potassium245 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: $491.03
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Medical Associates OF Englewood PCMontclair, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Amato among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
James L. Amato, MD is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 specialist records list a practice address in Glen Ridge
They are 4 of the 169 NPPES records with a practice address in Glen Ridge, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
All 1,636 in New Jersey → Every provider in Glen Ridge → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oleh Bachynsky, M.D.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281154342228
- Peter Boorjian, M.D.,F.A.C.S.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281770550485
- Kenneth Holwitt, M.D.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281225083751
- Kerry Ackerman, MSHoboken, NJ 070301093077364
- Mark Brescia, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301154537017
- Patricia Dalberti-Brescia, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301376749119
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Common questions
What is James L. Amato, MD's NPI number?
James L. Amato, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720033426, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Amato, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 946 Bloomfield Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ, 07028. Phone: (973) 743-1121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Amato, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA061894, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James L. Amato, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Amato, MD had 5,434 Medicare Part D claims for 744 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James L. Amato, 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.