Nalini Bethala, MD
Specialist · Emerson, NJ
Nalini Bethala, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Emerson, New Jersey, and NPI 1710940234, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA04661000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nalini Bethala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 25MA04661000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 466 Old Hook RD, Emerson, NJ 07630
- Phone
- (201) 261-1005
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 261-4208
- Medicaid ID
- 8127603 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040427001342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 466 Old Hook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ari Ben-Yishay, MDSpecialist1073577052
- Vivian Bethala, MDSpecialist1235191800
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Verify Nalini Bethala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 25MA04661000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate87 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium84 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium70 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate68 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium57 claims
- Metformin Hcl51 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Vivian K Bethala MD PAEmerson, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nalini Bethala among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
Nalini Bethala, MD is one of 1,636 specialist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 38% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 specialist records list a practice address in Emerson
They are 6 of the 180 NPPES records with a practice address in Emerson, and 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
All 1,636 in New Jersey → Every provider in Emerson → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ari Ben-Yishay, MDEmerson, NJ 076301073577052
- Vivian Bethala, MDEmerson, NJ 076301235191800
- Jay Greenspan, PTEmerson, NJ 076301033173026
- Jonathan Lester, MDEmerson, NJ 076301225093602
- Cynthia Shechter, OT PAEmerson, NJ 076301265634828
- Lewis Attas, M.D.Englewood, NJ 076311437102571
- Richard D'Amico, M.D.Englewood, NJ 076311124074828
- Francis Forte, M.D.Englewood, NJ 076311063467645
Common questions
What is Nalini Bethala, MD's NPI number?
Nalini Bethala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710940234, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nalini Bethala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 466 Old Hook RD, Emerson, NJ, 07630. Phone: (201) 261-1005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nalini Bethala, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA04661000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nalini Bethala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nalini Bethala, MD had 1,220 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nalini Bethala, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.