Michael Paul Ast, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Paramus, NJ
Michael Paul Ast, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1427204106, issued on Aug 13, 2008. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09267200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Paul Ast
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA09267200 NJ
252444 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 E Midland Ave Ste 1A, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Phone
- (201) 599-8056
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2025
- Fax
- (201) 599-8055
- Medicaid ID
- 05130492 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Paul Ast 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 25MA09267200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
89 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin30 claims
- Meloxicam17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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.
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: $355,018.51
127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthalign Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Michael Paul Ast among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Michael Paul Ast, M.D. is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Paramus
They are 17 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Beharrie, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521952361982
- Michael Distefano, MDParamus, NJ 076521407883887
- Warren Hammerschlag, MDParamus, NJ 076521104981679
- Mark Hartzband, MDParamus, NJ 076521386639722
- Seth Kane, MDParamus, NJ 076521679614358
- Gregg Klein, MDParamus, NJ 076521528053642
- Eitan Kohan, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521619358207
- Ajay Lall, M.D., M.S.Paramus, NJ 076521639451214
Common questions
What is Michael Paul Ast, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Paul Ast, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427204106, issued on Aug 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Paul Ast, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 E Midland Ave Ste 1A, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 599-8056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Paul Ast, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09267200, 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 Michael Paul Ast, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Paul Ast, M.D. had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Paul Ast, M.D.'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.