Joe Elias Najjar, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Clifton, NJ
Joe Elias Najjar, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1659316289, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08193600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Elias Najjar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 25MA08193600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 975 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013
- Phone
- (973) 778-8666
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2023
- Fax
- (973) 778-7559
- Medicaid ID
- 0217191 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071025000040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 975 Clifton Ave
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Verify Joe Elias Najjar 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 25MA08193600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
4,314 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam136 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Metformin Hcl114 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate103 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Cefuroxime92 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): 30 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: $1,965.69
127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- The Medical Group OF New JerseyClifton, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey.
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- Amany Abu Hanoud, M.DNewark, NJ1962885574
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Common questions
What is Joe Elias Najjar, MD's NPI number?
Joe Elias Najjar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659316289, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Elias Najjar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ, 07013. Phone: (973) 778-8666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Elias Najjar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08193600, 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 Joe Elias Najjar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Elias Najjar, MD had 4,314 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joe Elias Najjar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 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.