NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New Brunswick, NJ

Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and NPI 1326289786, issued on Mar 16, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09214100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326289786
Name
Mark Joseph Russo
Credential
M.D., M.S
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
25MA09214100 NJ
234808 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Robert Wood Johnson PL, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone
(732) 828-3000
Enumerated
Mar 16, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130419000321); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Robert Wood Johnson PL

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

  1. Eunice Abogado, DNPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1518838960
  2. Jessica AboloffStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457110975
  3. Heba Abulsheour, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1134781339
  4. Ifeoluwa AdedejiAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1598315210
  5. Hiba Adina, PATIENT MONITOROther Technician1093337347
  6. Richard Agag, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1497937486

Verify Mark Joseph Russo 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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $25,310.19

82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Russo$25,310
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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

  1. 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).

Mark Joseph Russo among 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Jersey

Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S is one of 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1997 among the 94 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 156 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Batsides, MDNew Brunswick, NJ 089011992874705
  2. Alexander ByunNew Brunswick, NJ 089011437683414
  3. Hirohisa Ikegami, M.D.New Brunswick, NJ 089011982851887
  4. Ioannis Kontopidis, M.DNew Brunswick, NJ 089011285998583
  5. John Langenfeld, MDNew Brunswick, NJ 089011144399858
  6. Anthony Lemaire, M.D.New Brunswick, NJ 089011376700096
  7. Benjamin Medina, MDNew Brunswick, NJ 089011174968713
  8. Rachel Nemoyer, MDNew Brunswick, NJ 089011770982498

Common questions

What is Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S's NPI number?

Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326289786, issued on Mar 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Robert Wood Johnson PL, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901. Phone: (732) 828-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09214100, 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.

What is Mark Joseph Russo, M.D., M.S's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.