Joel S. Nizin, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Joel S. Nizin, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1972599025, issued on Sep 23, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey MA44217, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel S. Nizin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- MA44217 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1124 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 202, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 689-9100
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 689-9108
- Medicaid ID
- MAI0505803 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050622000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1124 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 202
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Albert Kwon, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1225298722
- Arielle MillerPhysician Assistant1629500657
Verify Joel S. Nizin 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 MA44217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mesalamine53 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Erythromycin17 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate17 claims
- Linzess14 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): 98.7 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: $17.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel S. Nizin among 95 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New Jersey
Joel S. Nizin, M.D. is one of 95 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 95 colon & rectal surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 95 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Albert Kwon, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501225298722
- Hani Khoury, MDWayne, NJ 074701558440925
- John McConnell, M.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101154317063
- Michael Slade, M.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101811998610
- Marnie Abeshouse, MDHackensack, NJ 076011790312213
- Mark Helbraun, MDHackensack, NJ 076011376690032
- Steven Lee-Kong, M.D.Hackensack, NJ 076011134353592
- Ryan Moore, M.D.Hackensack, NJ 076011235541350
Common questions
What is Joel S. Nizin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel S. Nizin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972599025, issued on Sep 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel S. Nizin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1124 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 202, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 689-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel S. Nizin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA44217, 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 Joel S. Nizin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel S. Nizin, M.D. had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel S. Nizin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 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.