Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1063031151
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 88 W Ridgewood Ave

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

  1. Joshua Austein, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1689945198
  2. Daniel Barabas, DDS, MSDDentist1700026085
  3. Paul Barabas, DDSPeriodontics1730196312
  4. Paola Castano, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598420994
  5. Julia Feuer, RN, FNP, PMHNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154607984
  6. Suzanne GoodwinPsychoanalyst1083271001

Verify Joseph Elfar 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

125 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,010 among the 32,287 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Elfar125
  2. Specialty average1,010

Most prescribed

  1. Olanzapine35 claims
  2. 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma ProgramNew Brunswick, NJ
  2. State OF New Jersey Omb Centralized PayrollMorris Plains, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

20 psychiatry physician records list a Ridgewood practice address

They are 20 of the 1,059 NPPES records with a Ridgewood practice address, and 1,450 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.

Other psychiatry physician records in New Jersey

  1. Kendrick Abad, DOWillingboro, NJ1720729346
  2. M Adeel Abbasi, MDNewton, NJ1316591258
  3. Maribel Abbate, M.D.Madison, NJ1871769489
  4. Frank Abenante, M.D.Manahawkin, NJ1730273418
  5. Ruby Abraham, MDCranford, NJ1083620124
  6. Samar Abrar, MDTenafly, NJ1043236698
  7. Tunku Abubakar, MDPrinceton, NJ1275571515
  8. Joseph Acquaviva, M.D.Hackensack, NJ1912054420
  9. Nicholas Adamo, MDCamden, NJ1033767454
  10. Tymaz Adel, M.D.Paramus, NJ1326429614

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 1,010. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.