Joseph Elfar, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Joseph Elfar, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1063031151, issued on Apr 9, 2020. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA1157110, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Elfar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 25MA1157110 NJ
316064-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 88 W Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (551) 252-5206
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2026
- Fax
- (201) 613-9709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240910003578); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Elfar 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 25MA1157110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine35 claims
- Mirtazapine13 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma ProgramNew Brunswick, NJ
- State OF New Jersey Omb Centralized PayrollMorris Plains, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Elfar among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Joseph Elfar, MD is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2001 among the 697 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Ridgewood
They are 20 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgewood, and 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,520 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Cowan, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501063527026
- Robert Elvove, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501710033972
- Margaret Fraser, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501659443943
- Howard Gilman, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501669492229
- William Greenberg, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501316047889
- Patricia McGuire, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501730264292
- Lisa Mellman, M.D.Ridgewood, NJ 074501629101282
- Amarjot Narula, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501396708004
Common questions
What is Joseph Elfar, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Elfar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063031151, issued on Apr 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Elfar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 88 W Ridgewood Ave, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (551) 252-5206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Elfar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA1157110, 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 Joseph Elfar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Elfar, MD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.