NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sessine Najjar, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Clifton, NJ

Sessine Najjar, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Clifton, New Jersey, and NPI 1497862429, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA03433300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497862429
Name
Sessine Najjar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
25MA03433300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
975 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013
Phone
(973) 778-8666
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2023
Fax
(973) 778-7559
Medicaid ID
0507903 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040423001222); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 975 Clifton Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Om Gandhi, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1922103894
  2. Sushma Gandhi, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1932204823
  3. Gabriel KarkennyInfectious Disease Physician1407352529
  4. Joe Najjar, MDInfectious Disease Physician1659316289
  5. Leori Quintos, PHYSICAL THERAPISTSpecialist1710194303
  6. Sabah Varoqua, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1740264498

Verify Sessine Najjar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

3,170 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sessine Najjar3,170
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium188 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate122 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl105 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate103 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide95 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium89 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,630.17

102 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sessine Najjar$1,630.17
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

  1. The Medical Group OF New JerseyClifton, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sessine Najjar among 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey

Sessine Najjar, M.D. is one of 375 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2000 among the 285 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207RI0200X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabriel KarkennyClifton, NJ 070131407352529
  2. Rodolfo Munera, MDClifton, NJ 070131154382760
  3. Joe Najjar, MDClifton, NJ 070131659316289
  4. Frederick Okoye, MDClifton, NJ 070131306815618
  5. Nimit Saraiya, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070131649597733
  6. Yasmeen Sultana, MDClifton, NJ 070131730442658
  7. Sabah Varoqua, M.D.Clifton, NJ 070131740264498
  8. Gabriella Weiss, MDClifton, NJ 070131558437251

Common questions

What is Sessine Najjar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sessine Najjar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497862429, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sessine Najjar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 975 Clifton Ave, Clifton, NJ, 07013. Phone: (973) 778-8666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sessine Najjar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA03433300, 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 Sessine Najjar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sessine Najjar, M.D. had 3,170 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sessine Najjar, 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.

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