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Dr. Sarika Sharma , MD

Specialist โ€ข Hackensack, NJ

Active NPI 1821042771 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

211 Essex St, Ste 301
Hackensack, NJ 076013231

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

211 Essex St
Ste 301

Hackensack, NJ 076013231

Telephone 2013438757
Fax 2013439161
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Bergen Invasive Cardiovascular Consultants Llc Facility NPI 1720039431

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care 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

Graduation Year

1977

Medicare patients

1,497 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $1,357,863 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.

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 $1,075,512 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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

19,983 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

$1,023,593 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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: $995.14 across 57 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $958.93 across 55 records.
  • Education: $36.21 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 22)

  • Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.: $225.60 across 12 records.
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $160.43 across 9 records.
  • BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.: $68.95 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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

49 years (graduated 1977)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1977 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

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.

May accept Medicare assignment

CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.

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, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Sharma 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Sharma 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

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 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,329. Middle half: 893 to 5,250.

More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,216. Middle half: 379 to 3,335.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $213,186. Middle half: $83,151 to $317,254.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $102,518. Middle half: $34,749 to $219,553.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $160,839. Middle half: $60,124 to $238,721.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 454 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $77,614. Middle half: $27,413 to $166,417.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,398. Middle half: 697 to 2,734.

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 365 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 645. Middle half: 134 to 1,745.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Specialist in Hackensack, NJ (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $547,226. Middle half: $130,238 to $1,063,866.

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 365 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,715. Middle half: $4,163 to $333,079.

30 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Hackensack, NJ (1,641 in New Jersey).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Hackensack

20% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

40% of these 30 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), 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

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2025): 57 records totaling $995.14.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $29.79
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $29.30
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $27.52
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $26.64
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LOKELMA General $24.84
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
The Cologuard Plus Collection Kit General $23.21
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $22.72
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $21.34
CVRx, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
Barostim Neo System General $21.14
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Education
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $20.22
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $19.97
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
WATCHMAN FLX General $19.88
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $19.53
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
LEQVIO General $19.18
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $19.07
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $18.90
Abbott Laboratories
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
GALLANT General $18.24
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Attruby General $18.16
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $18.09
Medtronic, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
SYMPLICITY G3 General $18.08
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Attruby General $17.90
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
EDARBI General $17.86
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $17.82
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XIFAXAN General $17.78
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Wegovy General $17.36

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more
5,841 599 $150.00 $76.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
4,406 156 $160.00 $79.24
99457 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes
1,082 114 $100.00 $51.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
967 329 $250.00 $132.40
99454 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days
587 82 $120.00 $51.53
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
536 480 $30.00 $8.56
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
473 319 $85.00 $14.97
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
228 218 $1025.00 $178.04
J0153 Injection, adenosine, 1 mg (not to be used to report any adenosine phosphate compounds)
222 85 $10.09 $0.50
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers
208 206 $600.00 $198.35
94060 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration
207 198 $125.00 $41.78
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow
203 201 $600.00 $163.07
95921 Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing
178 174 $130.00 $92.57
95923 Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function
178 174 $500.00 $129.89
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries
175 171 $170.00 $88.43
99458 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes
145 70 $70.00 $40.72
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
140 100 $300.00 $131.38
93015 Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician
126 124 $475.00 $66.94
A9500 Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose
112 110 $597.32 $88.60
78452 Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect
111 110 $2075.00 $466.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
81 62 $170.00 $94.37
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
73 73 $200.00 $134.63
96374 Injection of drug or substance into vein
68 67 $200.00 $39.42
96375 Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein
68 67 $125.00 $16.39
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts
57 56 $600.00 $259.11

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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.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 618 43,129 $4,887.72 168
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 435 30,147 $4,946.24 114
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 392 27,453 $7,614.64 124
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 386 28,694 $4,023.81 110
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 375 27,902 $7,465.27 110
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 323 23,321 $2,821.26 81
Pravastatin Sodium Pravastatin Sodium 275 20,780 $3,882.29 69
Famotidine Famotidine 237 15,193 $2,854.47 85
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 233 16,523 $1,971.73 61
Eliquis Apixaban 207 8,363 $158,829.36 41
Gabapentin Gabapentin 196 9,454 $2,366.18 48
Furosemide Furosemide 196 9,753 $783.23 56
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 194 13,239 $1,386.45 57
Carvedilol Carvedilol 186 13,512 $1,782.25 51
Montelukast Sodium Montelukast Sodium 161 11,005 $2,643.70 58
Hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide 157 12,275 $981.03 54
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 138 8,085 $1,800.35 52
Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate 133 10,155 $1,742.62 39
Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl 129 10,053 $1,621.52 40
Hydralazine Hcl Hydralazine Hcl 127 7,401 $1,108.49 29
Ozempic Semaglutide 116 4,118 $124,498.68 18
Azithromycin Azithromycin 112 563 $424.68 83
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 110 5,382 $3,099.56 30
Simvastatin Simvastatin 109 6,439 $1,012.67 20
Escitalopram Oxalate Escitalopram Oxalate 109 5,633 $1,020.56 29

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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

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

License # reported to NPPES NJ MA40327

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
1667505 (NJ)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20060419000452

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

NJ

PECOS Control ID

4789693730

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care Pc

30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076011915

Phone: 5519965045

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

28 listed
Dr. Nadeem Ali , MD

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease

NPI 1922374750

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Michael Degaeta , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1427721729

Physician Assistant

NPI 1982671830

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Samuel Friedman , MD, FACC

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1356363352

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), FACC

NPI 1720055502

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Adriana Katz , MD

Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI 1952355356

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated May 22, 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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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1821042771
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: May 22, 2006
Last Update: December 28, 2011
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

211 Essex St, Ste 301

Hackensack, NJ 076013231

Phone: 2013438757

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.