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2026 NPPES data Transplant Surgery Physician NPI 1962426601 MD
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Transplant Surgery Physician in Hackensack, New Jersey.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,025 in Transplant Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 194 beneficiaries · Transplant Surgery Physician avg: 275
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75.8/100
▼ 7 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$22.3K
11 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Michael Goldstein, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.8/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,952 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75.8/100
- MIPS score · -7 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 84%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Michael Goldstein, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
76 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Michael Goldstein, MD sits
This provider among transplant surgery physician peers
Across the 248 transplant surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Michael Goldstein, MD writes more Part D claims than 96% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 13% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one transplant surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Michael Goldstein, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Michael Goldstein, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Michael Goldstein, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Transplant Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,952 7× vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75.8/100 7.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New Jersey
How Transplant Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Michael Goldstein, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Transplant Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75.8/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Transplant Surgery Physician) - 75.8/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Michael Goldstein, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Transplant Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 20 PROSPECT AVE, Hackensack, NJ, 07601, with a listed phone of (551) 996-2608. NPI 1962426601 was issued on 07/26/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,952 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 194 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $214K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 84% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.7%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.8/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 68.7, Cost 50.7), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Transplant Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,025 enrolled providers across 48 states and an average of 275 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1962426601 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Transplant Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/26/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75.8046
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
68.6551
Quality
50.6935
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Michael Goldstein, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC
Hackensack, NJ
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Michael Goldstein, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$22.3K
Largest payer
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Michael Goldstein, MD - brand share 9.0%
Transplant Surgery Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 1,952 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,952
Total Claims
$214K
Total Drug Cost
194
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,347
- Total Day Supply
- 67,362
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 84% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $143K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $64K
- Opioid Claims
- 72 (3.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 302
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 62.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 6.46
- Gender Split
- 22% female / 78% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 84, 65-74: 73, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Michael Goldstein, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Sulfamethoxazole-T…
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
280 claims
- Nifedipine Er
Nifedipine Er
187 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl
Valganciclovir Hcl
143 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
117 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl 97
Tamsulosin Hcl
97 claims
- Furosemide 74
Furosemide
74 claims
- Prednisone 68
Prednisone
68 claims
- Nystatin 65
Nystatin
65 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 280 |
| Nifedipine Er Nifedipine | 187 |
| Valganciclovir Hcl | 143 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 117 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 97 |
| Furosemide | 74 |
| Prednisone | 68 |
| Nystatin | 65 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine Acetaminophen With Codeine | 63 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 60 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Transplant Surgery Physician Overview
How Michael Goldstein, MD fits within the Transplant Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
1,025
Transplant Surgery Physician Providers in US
48
States with Transplant Surgery Physician
275
Avg Claims per Provider
Michael Goldstein, MD's 1,952 claims are above the specialty average of 275.
Nearby Transplant Surgery Physician Providers in New Jersey
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Goldstein.
Dr. Ebube Bakosi
M.D.
Pompton Plains, NJ
Dr. William Boyan
M.D.
Long Branch, NJ
Dr. Adrian Fisher
M.D.
Newark, NJ
Dr. James Guarrera
MD
Newark, NJ
Dr. Baburao Koneru
M.D.
Newark, NJ
Compare Transplant Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Michael Goldstein, MD's specialty? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD specializes in Transplant Surgery Physician and practices in Hackensack, New Jersey. Credentials: MD.
How much does Michael Goldstein, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Michael Goldstein, MD wrote 1,952 Medicare Part D claims totaling $214K in drug costs for 194 beneficiaries.
What is Michael Goldstein, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.8/100 (Quality: 68.7, Cost: 50.7). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Michael Goldstein, MD located? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD is located at 20 PROSPECT AVE, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (551) 996-2608.
What is Michael Goldstein, MD's NPI number? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962426601, issued on 07/26/2006.
Does Michael Goldstein, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $143K in brand drug costs.
Does Michael Goldstein, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Michael Goldstein, MD had 72 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.7%.
How many Transplant Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,025 Transplant Surgery Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Transplant Surgery Physician provider writes 275 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Michael Goldstein, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Michael Goldstein, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Nifedipine Er, Valganciclovir Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Michael Goldstein, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,952 Part D claims and 194 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Michael Goldstein, MD's credentials? ▼
Michael Goldstein, MD's NPI is 1962426601 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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