V. Paul Kate, M.D
Specialist · Brick, NJ
V. Paul Kate, M.D is a specialist with a practice address in Brick, New Jersey, and NPI 1396706453, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA040901, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- V. Paul Kate
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MA040901 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 495 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ 08724
- Phone
- (732) 458-7575
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (732) 458-1901
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041206000005); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 495 Jack Martin Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify V. Paul Kate 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 MA040901Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
7,890 Medicare Part D claims for 825 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate792 claims
- Potassium Chloride572 claims
- Lisinopril563 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium408 claims
- Chlorthalidone395 claims
- Eliquis382 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): 8.1 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: $1,304.49
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 3 group practices
- Cardiology Associates OF Ocean CountyJackson, NJ
- EA Health - New Jersey LLCNeptune, NJ
- Meridian Cardiovascular Interpretive Services PCBrick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
V. Paul Kate among 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey
V. Paul Kate, M.D 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
- Graduated1967 · median 1989 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Specialist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,636 specialist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Scott Cluley, MDBrick, NJ 087241568434157
- Anthony Digironimo, LPOBrick, NJ 087241164568242
- Frank Digironimo, LPOBrick, NJ 087241215075270
- Stephen Ellis, M.D.Brick, NJ 087241801831854
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Common questions
What is V. Paul Kate, M.D's NPI number?
V. Paul Kate, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396706453, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is V. Paul Kate, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 495 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ, 08724. Phone: (732) 458-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify V. Paul Kate, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA040901, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does V. Paul Kate, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, V. Paul Kate, M.D had 7,890 Medicare Part D claims for 825 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is V. Paul Kate, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 8.1 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.