Claire Helene Handler , NP, RN
Nurse Practitioner • Jersey City, NJ
2520 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 073042054
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NPI assigned on June 7, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 79 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 40 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 39 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 740 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:
- Furosemide — 70 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sevelamer Carbonate — 53 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 50 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 27 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 281. Middle half: 105 to 693.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 62 in 2020 to 79 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2520 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 073042054
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 Berkeley Heights, NJ. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Associates In Kidney Disease And Hypertension Llc; Summit Medical Group Pa. 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
2013
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
49 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $5,217 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,837 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,038 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
$88,982 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: $145.71 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $145.71 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Vantive US Healthcare LLC: $56.53 across 1 record.
- Vifor Pharma, Inc.: $31.83 across 2 records.
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.: $20.64 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
13 years (graduated 2013)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2013 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
2013
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, “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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Claire Handler 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 Claire Handler 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 Jersey City and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 281. Middle half: 105 to 693.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Jersey City have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,753. Middle half: $8,534 to $57,365.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Jersey City have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,256. Middle half: $6,538 to $43,197.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Jersey City have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 875 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 308. Middle half: 81 to 1,016.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Jersey City have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey (2024, 875 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,535. Middle half: $1,330 to $113,516.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Jersey City have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
34 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Jersey City, NJ (1,964 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Jersey City
5.9% of these 34 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
35.3% of these 34 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 27% from 62 in 2020 to 79 in 2024.
- 2020: 62
- 2021: 25
- 2022: 56
- 2023: 65
- 2024: 79
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 30% from $4,005 in 2020 to $5,217 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,005
- 2021: $2,737
- 2022: $11,907
- 2023: $9,364
- 2024: $5,217
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 20% from $3,194 in 2020 to $3,837 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,194
- 2021: $2,196
- 2022: $9,447
- 2023: $7,165
- 2024: $3,837
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 263% from 204 in 2020 to 740 in 2024.
- 2020: 204
- 2021: 243
- 2022: 244
- 2023: 629
- 2024: 740
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 392% from 211 in 2020 to 1,038 in 2024.
- 2020: 211
- 2021: 280
- 2022: 382
- 2023: 1,007
- 2024: 1,038
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 160% from $34,275 in 2020 to $88,982 in 2024.
- 2020: $34,275
- 2021: $28,474
- 2022: $28,795
- 2023: $69,607
- 2024: $88,982
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $386.87 in 2021 to $145.71 in 2025.
- 2021: $386.87
- 2022: $255.13
- 2023: $181.30
- 2024: $154.01
- 2025: $145.71
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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $145.71.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Vantive US Healthcare LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Renal - PD | General | $56.53 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Kerendia | General | $20.64 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL | General | $19.91 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TARPEYO | General | $16.80 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Veltassa | General | $15.95 |
| Vifor Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Veltassa | General | $15.88 |
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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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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40 | 39 | $150.00 | $14.82 |
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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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39 | 38 | $200.00 | $118.57 |
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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| Furosemide | Furosemide | 70 | 3,498 | $267.68 | 26 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | Sevelamer Carbonate | 53 | 2,050 | $8,981.04 | 18 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 50 | 2,676 | $404.03 | 25 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 42 | 833 | $289.74 | — |
| Midodrine Hcl | Midodrine Hcl | 42 | 1,510 | $1,412.03 | 13 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 37 | 1,590 | $453.13 | 13 |
| Lidocaine-Prilocaine | Lidocaine/Prilocaine | 34 | 865 | $606.29 | 13 |
| Clonidine Hcl | Clonidine Hcl | 32 | 1,560 | $211.54 | — |
| Bumetanide | Bumetanide | 32 | 1,500 | $766.28 | — |
| Velphoro | Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide | 32 | 960 | $55,873.78 | — |
| Calcium Acetate | Calcium Acetate | 30 | 1,083 | $1,157.32 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 29 | 1,590 | $748.64 | — |
| Nifedipine Er | Nifedipine | 29 | 1,736 | $976.46 | 15 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 25 | 1,170 | $200.87 | — |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 22 | 998 | $106.42 | — |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 21 | 358 | $3,484.54 | — |
| Prosol | Parenteral Amino Acid 20% No.1 | 21 | 144 | $2,005.50 | — |
| Clonidine | Clonidine | 20 | 570 | $1,774.19 | — |
| Paricalcitol | Paricalcitol | 17 | 490 | $1,143.50 | — |
| Calcitriol | Calcitriol | 16 | 541 | $90.75 | — |
| Lokelma | Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate | 15 | 544 | $7,361.74 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 390 | $69.28 | — |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er | Isosorbide Mononitrate | 12 | 420 | $60.95 | — |
| Labetalol Hcl | Labetalol Hcl | 12 | 600 | $96.02 | — |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 12 | 420 | $105.74 | — |
(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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-07-31NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20171221000336
NJ
6800154808
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
Associates In Kidney Disease And Hypertension Llc
2177 Oak Tree Rd, Edison, NJ 088201082
Phone: 9087694735
Summit Medical Group Pa
1 Diamond Hill Rd, Berkeley Heights, NJ 079222104
Phone: 9082734300
Secondary Practice Locations
1 Diamond Hill Rd
Berkeley Heights, NJ 079222104
Phone: 9082778649
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 07, 2013.
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.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Yana Jeffers, NP
- Marlyn Alvarado, FNP
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Mailing Address
2520 John F Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 073042054
Phone: 2014342618