NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Joseph Knightly, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Morristown, NJ

John Joseph Knightly, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Morristown, New Jersey, and NPI 1912964008, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 62949, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912964008
Name
John Joseph Knightly
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
62949 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
310 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone
(973) 285-7800
Enumerated
May 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
6673007 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040320000073); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 310 Madison Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harout Barsemian, DMDEndodontics1528021169
  2. Jonathan Baskin, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1639136757
  3. Ronald Benitez, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1730146820
  4. Brian Beyerl, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1104883297
  5. Robert Bizzarro, DMDDentist1902230311
  6. Marissa Boyce, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1841836780

Verify John Joseph Knightly in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

374 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Knightly374
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin122 claims
  2. Meloxicam109 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone39 claims
  4. Celecoxib21 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl20 claims
  6. Nabumetone13 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $575.71

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Knightly$576
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Maxim Brain And SpineCedar Knolls, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Joseph Knightly among 190 neurological surgery physician records in New Jersey

John Joseph Knightly, MD is one of 190 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 86% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 143 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 207T00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 190 neurological surgery physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Ammar, M.D.Morristown, NJ 079601184002248
  2. Kimberly Ashayeri, M.D.Morristown, NJ 079601013364181
  3. Jonathan Baskin, MDMorristown, NJ 079601639136757
  4. Ronald Benitez, MDMorristown, NJ 079601730146820
  5. Brian Beyerl, MDMorristown, NJ 079601104883297
  6. Kyle Chapple, M.D.Morristown, NJ 079601295961555
  7. John Collins, M.D.Morristown, NJ 079601588764369
  8. Abelardo InoaMorristown, NJ 079601861893588

Common questions

What is John Joseph Knightly, MD's NPI number?

John Joseph Knightly, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912964008, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Joseph Knightly, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ, 07960. Phone: (973) 285-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Joseph Knightly, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 62949, 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 John Joseph Knightly, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Joseph Knightly, MD had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Joseph Knightly, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.