Opal Thakar, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Long Branch, NJ
Opal Thakar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Long Branch, New Jersey, and NPI 1659792802, issued on Dec 13, 2013. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09804000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Opal Thakar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25MA09804000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 552 Westwood Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740
- Phone
- (732) 222-7800
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 571-2075
- Medicaid ID
- 0534196 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161103000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 552 Westwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Opal Thakar 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 25MA09804000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,288 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
- Alprazolam184 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium138 claims
- Losartan Potassium116 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium106 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,374.54
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Primary Care PCEatontown, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Opal Thakar among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Opal Thakar, MD is one of 2,770 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Opal Thakar, MD's NPI number?
Opal Thakar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659792802, issued on Dec 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Opal Thakar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 552 Westwood Ave, Long Branch, NJ, 07740. Phone: (732) 222-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Opal Thakar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09804000, 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 Opal Thakar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Opal Thakar, MD had 4,288 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Opal Thakar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. 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.