Jose C. Costa, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · East Brunswick, NJ
Jose C. Costa, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and NPI 1043491830, issued on Nov 20, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08477200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose C. Costa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 25MA08477200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 465 Cranbury RD, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
- Phone
- (732) 390-1995
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 254-4610
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090512000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 465 Cranbury RD
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Verify Jose C. Costa 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 25MA08477200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium619 claims
- Famotidine520 claims
- Omeprazole160 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf83 claims
- Sutab57 claims
- Lansoprazole44 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: $515.61
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Digestive Health And Nutrition Center, LLCEast Brunswick, NJ
- The Medical Group OF New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 735 gastroenterology physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Jose C. Costa, MD's NPI number?
Jose C. Costa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043491830, issued on Nov 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose C. Costa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 465 Cranbury RD, East Brunswick, NJ, 08816. Phone: (732) 390-1995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose C. Costa, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08477200, 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 Jose C. Costa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose C. Costa, MD had 1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 556 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.