Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · New Brunswick, NJ
Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD is an otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and NPI 1073888434, issued on Mar 19, 2012. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10474800, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Bayer Vella
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YX0905X
- License numbers
- 25MA10474800 NJ
291195-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- Phone
- (732) 235-5530
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190522002639); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records → All 38 in New Jersey → Look up another NPI →
Verify Joseph Bayer Vella 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 25MA10474800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 550 among the 650 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin20 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $56.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 515 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,724.75 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 one group practice
- Rutgers Health-Rwj Neurosurgery FacultyNew Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Bayer Vella among 38 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD is one of 38 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 84% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1994 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0905X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 38 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 38 in New Jersey → Every provider in New Brunswick → Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Fenster, M.D.Somerville, NJ 088761568441970
- Thomas Mazzoni, D.O.Iselin, NJ 088301629192463
- Sayani Niyogi, DOIselin, NJ 088301295092096
- John Hanna, D.O.Flemington, NJ 088221699086058
- Harold Arlen, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201730185216
- Dennis Burachinsky, D.O.Bridgewater, NJ 088071427376698
- Bruce Peters, D.O.Toms River, NJ 087531326017443
- Howard Landsman, D.O.Brick, NJ 087241245227826
Common questions
What is Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073888434, issued on Mar 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901. Phone: (732) 235-5530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10474800, 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 Bayer Vella, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Bayer Vella, MD, PHD had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 550. 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.