Dr. Erik Steven Contreras , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Hackensack, NJ
87 Summit Ave
Hackensack, NJ 076011262
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Dr. Erik Contreras is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 25, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 6,318 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:
- J7322 โ Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg: 3,445 service units.
- J1010 โ Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 1,927 service units.
- 20610 โ Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint: 185 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 17 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 57 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam โ 37 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 20 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,913. Middle half: 771 to 6,318.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,309. Middle half: 616 to 6,308.
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 1,435 in 2023 to 6,318 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
87 Summit Ave
Hackensack, NJ 076011262
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: James W Cahill Md Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2022
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
376 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 $142,135 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 $105,993 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.
30-day fills
57 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
$222 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $888.90 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $888.90 across 14 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.: $240.15 across 2 records.
- Kerecis Limited: $224.31 across 2 records.
- Davol Inc.: $135.67 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
4 years (graduated 2022)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2022 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2017
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Contreras 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. Contreras 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
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,913. Middle half: 771 to 6,318.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,309. Middle half: 616 to 6,308.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $122,356. Middle half: $59,227 to $363,158.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $117,673. Middle half: $44,236 to $234,919.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $97,023. Middle half: $46,058 to $281,016.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 421 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $87,218. Middle half: $33,713 to $177,925.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 233. Middle half: 74 to 432.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 396 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 160. Middle half: 60 to 364.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,286. Middle half: $666 to $11,437.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 396 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,304. Middle half: $364 to $3,164.
19 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Hackensack, NJ (696 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Hackensack
26.3% of these 19 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
89.5% of these 19 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 increased 340% from 1,435 in 2023 to 6,318 in 2024.
- 2023: 1,435
- 2024: 6,318
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 216% from $44,964 in 2023 to $142,135 in 2024.
- 2023: $44,964
- 2024: $142,135
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 199% from $35,441 in 2023 to $105,993 in 2024.
- 2023: $35,441
- 2024: $105,993
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 17 in 2019 to 57 in 2024.
- 2019: 17
- 2021: 13
- 2023: 26
- 2024: 57
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 17 in 2019 to 57 in 2024.
- 2019: 17
- 2021: 13
- 2023: 26
- 2024: 57
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $135 in 2019 to $222 in 2024.
- 2019: $135
- 2021: $103
- 2023: $65
- 2024: $222
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 26% from $1,200.00 in 2021 to $888.90 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,200.00
- 2022: $1,796.83
- 2023: $2,687.30
- 2024: $757.52
- 2025: $888.90
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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): 14 records totaling $888.90.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $186.64 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integrity Implant | General | $140.92 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Surgiphor | General | $135.67 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integrity Implant | General | $99.23 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SYMPHONY | General | $56.95 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System | General | $47.39 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $37.67 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $37.52 |
| OssDsign USA Incorporated |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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OSSDSIGN CATALYST | General | $33.57 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAKO | General | $29.77 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Unloader One X | General | $22.84 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Unloader One X | General | $21.35 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYMOVIS | General | $20.13 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYMOVIS | General | $19.25 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2022โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2023โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J7322
Hyaluronan or derivative, hymovis, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
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3,445 | 55 | $23.46 | $17.17 |
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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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1,927 | 49 | $20.78 | $0.13 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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185 | 105 | $384.37 | $80.03 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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181 | 146 | $182.15 | $96.93 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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97 | 73 | $128.30 | $37.94 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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84 | 70 | $230.81 | $136.07 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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78 | 63 | $151.72 | $43.70 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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78 | 78 | $265.79 | $122.06 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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57 | 57 | $283.44 | $181.18 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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41 | 35 | $176.18 | $51.94 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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38 | 28 | $105.76 | $52.76 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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31 | 30 | $608.01 | $122.34 |
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J1040
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg
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19 | 17 | $6.28 | $6.21 |
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73110
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
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17 | 12 | $155.94 | $46.86 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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14 | 14 | $320.99 | $138.37 |
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73070
X-ray of elbow, 2 views
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13 | 11 | $114.81 | $32.78 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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13 | 12 | $195.00 | $62.51 |
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.
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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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 37 | 1,110 | $85.45 | 30 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 20 | 94 | $136.52 | 16 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-08-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20230712003069
NJ
8820367873
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
James W Cahill Md Llc
87 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076011262
James W Cahill Md Llc
87 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076011262
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 87 SUMMIT AVE, HACKENSACK, NJ 076011262 (Tel: 2014890022)
Registered at 87 SUMMIT AVE, HACKENSACK, NJ 076011262 (Tel: 2014890022)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 25MA11845300)
Registered at 301 E 17TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 100033804 (Tel: 2125986000)
Registered at 301 E 17TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 100033804 (Tel: 2125982783)
Recorded as ERIK CONTRERAS, MD
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 376 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101280 (Tel: 6142936194)
Registered at 376 W 10TH AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 432101280 (Tel: 6142936194)
Recorded as ERIK CONTRERAS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Hackensack
- Dr. Oscar Vazquez, MD
- Dr. Paul Rothenberg, MD
- Dr. Valdis Lelkes, MD
- Dr. Thomas John, MD
- Dr. Stephen Silver, MD
- Dr. Luis Grau, MD
Mailing Address
87 Summit Ave
Hackensack, NJ 076011262
Phone: 2014890022