James L. Amato, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · East Orange, NJ
James L. Amato, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in East Orange, New Jersey, and NPI 1689627267, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA19500, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Amato
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MA19500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 276 Prospect St, East Orange, NJ 07017
- Phone
- (973) 678-7227
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 678-0309
- Medicaid ID
- 1500601 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100510000070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1962
- 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 ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA19500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,639 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate449 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium384 claims
- Metformin Hcl213 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Losartan Potassium110 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide95 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $520.26
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- West Hudson Pulmonary Associates CorpcKearny, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James L. Amato among 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey
James L. Amato, MD is one of 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1962 · median 1997 among the 833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,102 in New Jersey → Every provider in East Orange → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shashi Agarwal, M.D.East Orange, NJ 070181558416099
- Kulandaivelu Chandrasekaran, M.D.East Orange, NJ 070181043327000
- Ralph Oriscello, MDEast Orange, NJ 070181649293093
- Michael Plate, MDCranford, NJ 070161346365210
- Gitendra Rajiyah, MDEast Orange, NJ 070181083693196
- Renjit Thomas, MD, MBAEast Orange, NJ 070181114347960
- Irfan AdmaniEdgewater, NJ 070201043228588
- Yaron Bareket, M.D.Edgewater, NJ 070201376548719
Common questions
What is James L. Amato, MD's NPI number?
James L. Amato, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689627267, issued on May 18, 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 276 Prospect St, East Orange, NJ, 07017. Phone: (973) 678-7227. 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 MA19500, 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 James L. Amato, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Amato, MD had 3,639 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.