Paul Abend, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Metuchen, NJ
Paul Abend, DO is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Metuchen, New Jersey, and NPI 1922165349, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MB05189100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Abend
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 25MB05189100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 Bridge St, Metuchen, NJ 08840
- Phone
- (732) 516-1042
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 516-1043
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041007000093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 243 Bridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Abend 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 25MB05189100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
62 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone31 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.49
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- The Medical Group OF New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Abend among 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Jersey
Paul Abend, DO is one of 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 357 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 208100000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 621 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in New Jersey.
All 621 in New Jersey → Every provider in Metuchen → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Norman Batra, M.D.Metuchen, NJ 088401275604076
- Okja Kim, M.D.Metuchen, NJ 088401760435101
- Alice Tzeng, M.D.Metuchen, NJ 088401821025040
- Eric Freeman, DOEdison, NJ 088371184720930
- Deep Garg, M.D.Edison, NJ 088371609155233
- Orlee Hamer, DOEdison, NJ 088371922390574
- David Idank, D.O.Edison, NJ 088371831256098
- Brittany Lavin, DPTEdison, NJ 088371144867888
Common questions
What is Paul Abend, DO's NPI number?
Paul Abend, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922165349, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Abend, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Bridge St, Metuchen, NJ, 08840. Phone: (732) 516-1042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Abend, DO's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MB05189100, 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 Paul Abend, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Abend, DO had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.