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2026 NPPES data Neurological Surgery Physician NPI 1285077396 MD
Verify on CMS → Vanessa Milano, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician in Edison, New Jersey.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 8,116 in Neurological Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
30
Medicare Part D claims · 19 beneficiaries · Neurological Surgery Physician avg: 181
MIPS score
75.8/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$7.3K
47 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Vanessa Milano, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 30 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75.8/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 30
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥15th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Vanessa Milano, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
76 ≥ 15th percentile 15% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Vanessa Milano, MD sits
This provider among neurological surgery physician peers
Across the 1,591 neurological surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Vanessa Milano, MD writes more Part D claims than 23% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 21% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one neurological surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Vanessa Milano, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Vanessa Milano, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Vanessa Milano, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Neurological Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
30 83% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75.8/100 7.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New Jersey
How Neurological Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Vanessa Milano, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurological Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Neurological Surgery Physician) - 75.8/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Vanessa Milano, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Neurological Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 65 JAMES ST, Edison, NJ, 08820, with a listed phone of (281) 732-2973. NPI 1285077396 was issued on 04/09/2013.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 30 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 19 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1K in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.8/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 68.7, Cost 50.7), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Neurological Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 8,116 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 181 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285077396 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurological Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/09/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75.8046
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.6551
Quality
50.6935
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Vanessa Milano, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC
Edison, NJ
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Vanessa Milano, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$7.3K
Largest payer
Alphatec Spine, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
30
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
19
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 35
- Total Day Supply
- 747
- Generic Drug Cost
- $592
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.25
Neurological Surgery Physician Overview
How Vanessa Milano, MD fits within the Neurological Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
8,116
Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Neurological Surgery Physician
181
Avg Claims per Provider
Vanessa Milano, MD's 30 claims are below the specialty average of 181.
Nearby Neurological Surgery Physician Providers in New Jersey
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Milano.
Dr. Ariel Abud
M.D.
Lawrenceville, NJ
Dr. Pankaj Agarwalla
M.D.
Newark, NJ
Dr. Aryan Ali
MD
Montclair, NJ
Dr. Matthew Amarante
M.D.
Florham Park, NJ
Dr. Adam Ammar
M.D.
Morristown, NJ
Compare Neurological Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the New Jersey medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Neurological Surgery Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanessa Milano, MD's specialty? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD specializes in Neurological Surgery Physician and practices in Edison, New Jersey. Credentials: MD.
How much does Vanessa Milano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Vanessa Milano, MD wrote 30 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 19 beneficiaries.
What is Vanessa Milano, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.8/100 (Quality: 68.7, Cost: 50.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Vanessa Milano, MD located? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD is located at 65 JAMES ST, Edison, NJ, 08820. Phone: (281) 732-2973.
What is Vanessa Milano, MD's NPI number? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285077396, issued on 04/09/2013.
How many Neurological Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 8,116 Neurological Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Neurological Surgery Physician provider writes 181 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Vanessa Milano, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 30 Part D claims and 19 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Vanessa Milano, MD's credentials? ▼
Vanessa Milano, MD's NPI is 1285077396 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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