Joseph S. Fruchter, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Hackensack, NJ
Joseph S. Fruchter, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1427082304, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA31858, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Fruchter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- MA31858 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 885 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- (201) 487-3957
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 487-3009
- Medicaid ID
- 0379808 NJ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph S. Fruchter 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 MA31858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $241.38
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Joseph S. Fruchter among 2,181 pediatrics physician records in New Jersey
Joseph S. Fruchter, MD is one of 2,181 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 48% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Hackensack
They are 71 of the 2,908 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackensack, and 2,181 pediatrics physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Joseph S. Fruchter, MD's NPI number?
Joseph S. Fruchter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427082304, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Fruchter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 885 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 487-3957. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Fruchter, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA31858, 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.
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.