Dr. Neil Clarence Christopher , MD
Emergency Medicine โข Hackensack, NJ
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 076011915
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Dr. Neil Christopher is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on July 10, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 297 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 โ Critical care: 297 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 345. Middle half: 258 to 473.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in New Jersey (2024, 1,250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 359. Middle half: 194 to 627.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 606 in 2020 to 297 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 076011915
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in New York, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care Pc; North Shore-Lij Medical Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
132 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $67,131 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $53,487 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $421.74 across 12 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $421.74 across 12 records.
Reporting-company totals
- ABIOMED: $284.43 across 10 records.
- Becton, Dickinson and Company: $112.31 across 1 record.
- bioMerieux Inc: $25.00 across 1 record.
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).
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2009
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Christopher has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Christopher as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Hackensack and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 345. Middle half: 258 to 473.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in New Jersey (2024, 1,250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 359. Middle half: 194 to 627.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $57,383. Middle half: $42,446 to $82,735.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in New Jersey (2024, 1,250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $52,577. Middle half: $27,727 to $87,493.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 78 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,099. Middle half: $32,571 to $64,893.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in New Jersey (2024, 1,250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,292. Middle half: $21,134 to $68,467.
95 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Hackensack, NJ (1,755 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Hackensack
3.2% of these 95 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
81.1% of these 95 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 51% from 606 in 2020 to 297 in 2024.
- 2020: 606
- 2021: 393
- 2022: 340
- 2023: 284
- 2024: 297
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 53% from $141,849 in 2020 to $67,131 in 2024.
- 2020: $141,849
- 2021: $97,099
- 2022: $80,124
- 2023: $63,238
- 2024: $67,131
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 53% from $113,728 in 2020 to $53,487 in 2024.
- 2020: $113,728
- 2021: $77,578
- 2022: $63,624
- 2023: $50,621
- 2024: $53,487
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 75% from $1,712.45 in 2023 to $421.74 in 2025.
- 2023: $1,712.45
- 2024: $222.32
- 2025: $421.74
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (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 โ December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $421.74.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $142.80 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HemoSphere | General | $112.31 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $26.14 |
| bioMerieux Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NEPHROCHECK LIQUID CONTROL KIT | General | $25.00 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $24.59 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $23.99 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $19.99 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $12.01 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $11.88 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $9.36 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $7.21 |
| ABIOMED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $6.46 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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297 | 123 | $975.46 | $226.03 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-05-05NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0200X
An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0200X
An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
I20210423001790
NJ
6901105907
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
North Shore-Lij Medical Pc
475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 103053436
Phone: 2124346980
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care Pc
30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076011915
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Gustave L Levy Pl
New York, NY 100296504
Phone: 2122416500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 30 PROSPECT AVE, HACKENSACK, NJ 076011915 (Tel: 5519962000)
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 25MA11034900)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NY 2839641)
Registered at 1 GUSTAVE L LEVY PL, NEW YORK, NY 100296504 (Tel: 2122416500)
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NY 2839641)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 800 POLY PL, BROOKLYN, NY 112097104 (Tel: 2126867500)
Registered at 135 ASHLAND PL, APT #10C, BROOKLYN, NY 112013975 (Tel: 4125125650)
Recorded as NEIL CHRISTOPHER, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Emergency Medicine Providers in Hackensack
- Dr. Michael Ullo, MD
- Dr. Gregory Sugalski, MD
- Dr. Jason Fidel, DO
- Dr. Paarth Raj, DO
- Dr. William Fleischman, MD
- Dr. Jared Ditkowsky, MD
Mailing Address
135 Ashland Pl, Apt #10c
Brooklyn, NY 112013975
Phone: 4125125650