Brian Bechtold
Physician Assistant • Edgewater, NJ
103 River Rd
Edgewater, NJ 070201010
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Brian Bechtold is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on February 24, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,809 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 192 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metoprolol Succinate — 191 prescription fills, including refills.
- Rosuvastatin Calcium — 138 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 37 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New Jersey (2024, 1,596 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 52 to 486.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 4,149 in 2020 to 1,809 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
103 River Rd
Edgewater, NJ 070201010
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
4,448 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$265,998 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $692.67 across 44 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $692.67 across 44 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- HEARTFLOW, INC.: $186.36 across 12 records.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation: $170.52 across 12 records.
- Amgen Inc.: $72.16 across 4 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Edgewater and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New Jersey (2024, 1,596 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 52 to 486.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Edgewater have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in New Jersey (2024, 1,596 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,022. Middle half: $389 to $23,881.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Edgewater have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Edgewater, NJ (3,397 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 56% from 4,149 in 2020 to 1,809 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,149
- 2021: 4,087
- 2022: 3,907
- 2023: 2,605
- 2024: 1,809
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 56% from 10,011 in 2020 to 4,448 in 2024.
- 2020: 10,011
- 2021: 10,314
- 2022: 9,848
- 2023: 6,607
- 2024: 4,448
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 47% from $502,931 in 2020 to $265,998 in 2024.
- 2020: $502,931
- 2021: $519,945
- 2022: $567,868
- 2023: $385,484
- 2024: $265,998
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $553.28 in 2021 to $692.67 in 2025.
- 2021: $553.28
- 2022: $1,159.69
- 2023: $773.20
- 2024: $539.95
- 2025: $692.67
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 44 records totaling $692.67.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $32.17 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $25.33 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $24.60 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $24.35 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $23.79 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $23.47 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $21.40 |
| Cleerly, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Cleerly Ischemia | General | $21.33 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $18.68 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AMVUTTRA | General | $18.63 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $18.29 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Attruby | General | $18.17 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Repatha | General | $18.07 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $18.05 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ELIQUIS | General | $17.91 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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CAMZYOS | General | $17.65 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $17.47 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $17.41 |
| BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Attruby | General | $17.38 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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REPATHA | General | $17.36 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYNDAQEL | General | $17.35 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $16.35 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $16.32 |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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FFRct | General | $16.02 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LEQVIO | General | $15.96 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 192 | 15,276 | $2,431.55 | 87 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 191 | 12,584 | $2,464.47 | 108 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 138 | 10,770 | $2,960.70 | 64 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 133 | 9,565 | $1,597.99 | 57 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 106 | 7,810 | $705.05 | 43 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 103 | 6,495 | $125,686.00 | 43 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 99 | 7,500 | $1,471.87 | 46 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 95 | 7,408 | $751.38 | 41 |
| Valsartan | Valsartan | 60 | 4,920 | $1,492.04 | 27 |
| Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 57 | 4,322 | $1,842.93 | 33 |
| Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide | Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide | 50 | 4,200 | $590.23 | 25 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 49 | 3,720 | $373.62 | 25 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 40 | 3,550 | $1,009.46 | 20 |
| Xarelto | Rivaroxaban | 38 | 2,458 | $44,008.25 | 16 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 37 | 2,661 | $187.55 | 21 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 33 | 2,659 | $189.81 | 14 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 33 | 2,881 | $250.11 | 18 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 29 | 1,902 | $507.76 | 12 |
| Repatha Sureclick | Evolocumab | 26 | 1,356 | $26,436.86 | — |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 25 | 1,470 | $278.90 | — |
| Clonidine | Clonidine | 23 | 1,110 | $1,840.72 | — |
| Nebivolol Hcl | Nebivolol Hcl | 23 | 1,785 | $1,183.31 | 12 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 22 | 1,780 | $320.08 | — |
| Warfarin Sodium | Warfarin Sodium | 22 | 1,552 | $135.15 | — |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 21 | 1,260 | $26,627.91 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 24, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
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Mailing Address
103 River Rd
Edgewater, NJ 070201010
Phone: 2019418100