Tamer William Wassef, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatry Physician · Jersey City, NJ
Tamer William Wassef, M.D. is an addiction psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1255654752, issued on Mar 11, 2010. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09227600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamer William Wassef
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Psychiatry Physician 2084P0802X
- License numbers
- 25MA09227600 NJ
MD450464 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 424 Baldwin Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (848) 667-5225
- Enumerated
- Mar 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140926001330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamer William Wassef 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 25MA09227600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average addiction psychiatry physician in 2024
1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 716 among the 421 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate96 claims
- Bupropion Xl90 claims
- Trazodone Hcl82 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl68 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Risperidone65 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): 93.7 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: $2,280.84
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuronetics, Inc. The 170 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,785.85 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
- Care First Medical Group, LLCNew Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamer William Wassef among 17 addiction psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Tamer William Wassef, M.D. is one of 17 addiction psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0802X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Psychiatry Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 17 addiction psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 17 in New Jersey → Every provider in Jersey City → Addiction Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chun Tong, MDWaldwick, NJ 074631689167561
- Rafik Istafanous, M.D.Newark, NJ 071011184713059
- Srikanth Reddy, M.DParamus, NJ 076521548335243
- Jeffrey Berman, M.D.Teaneck, NJ 076661336175256
- Katharine DimuraRed Bank, NJ 077011649806183
- Abir Marcus, M.D.Red Bank, NJ 077011467545079
- Ngozika Mbaekwe, RNCliffwood, NJ 077211679331268
- Bruce Patsner, M.D.Neptune, NJ 077531497775753
Common questions
What is Tamer William Wassef, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tamer William Wassef, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255654752, issued on Mar 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamer William Wassef, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 424 Baldwin Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (848) 667-5225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamer William Wassef, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09227600, 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 Tamer William Wassef, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamer William Wassef, M.D. had 1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among addiction psychiatry physician prescribers was 716. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamer William Wassef, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.