Thomas Russo
Specialist • Paramus, NJ
80 Eisenhower Dr, Suite 200
Paramus, NJ 076521401
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on October 10, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 491 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:
- 96127 — Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems: 286 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 182 service units.
- 36415 — Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample: 12 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 all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 104 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:
- Premarin (Estrogens, Conjugated) — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
- Estradiol — 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Escitalopram Oxalate — 14 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 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% 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.
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 163 in 2020 to 491 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
80 Eisenhower Dr
Suite 200
Paramus, NJ 076521401
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: Lifeline Medical Associates Llc. 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
New York Medical College
1987
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
189 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 $28,249 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 $19,357 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
223 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
$15,587 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: $52.34 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $52.34 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- CooperSurgical, Inc.: $30.57 across 1 record.
- Baxter Healthcare: $21.77 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
39 years (graduated 1987)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1987 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
2005
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)
Thomas Russo 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 Thomas Russo 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 Paramus and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% 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.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Paramus have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% 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.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Paramus have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% 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.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Paramus have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Specialist in New Jersey (2024, 365 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 645. Middle half: 134 to 1,745.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Paramus have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% 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.
Too few clinicians listed under Specialist in Paramus have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
16 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Paramus, NJ (1,641 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Paramus
0% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
43.8% of these 16 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 201% from 163 in 2020 to 491 in 2024.
- 2020: 163
- 2021: 192
- 2022: 197
- 2023: 230
- 2024: 491
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 89% from $14,975 in 2020 to $28,249 in 2024.
- 2020: $14,975
- 2021: $28,047
- 2022: $27,223
- 2023: $27,074
- 2024: $28,249
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 100% from $9,655 in 2020 to $19,357 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,655
- 2021: $19,089
- 2022: $18,624
- 2023: $18,672
- 2024: $19,357
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 20% from 130 in 2020 to 104 in 2024.
- 2020: 130
- 2021: 128
- 2022: 145
- 2023: 132
- 2024: 104
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 20% from 277 in 2020 to 223 in 2024.
- 2020: 277
- 2021: 287
- 2022: 309
- 2023: 263
- 2024: 223
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 41% from $26,633 in 2020 to $15,587 in 2024.
- 2020: $26,633
- 2021: $20,315
- 2022: $27,633
- 2023: $21,223
- 2024: $15,587
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $687.57 in 2019 to $52.34 in 2025.
- 2019: $687.57
- 2020: $314.27
- 2022: $600.00
- 2023: $15.59
- 2025: $52.34
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 $52.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| CooperSurgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SOS | General | $30.57 |
| Baxter Healthcare |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PERCLOT | General | $21.77 |
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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96127
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems
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286 | 145 | $25.00 | $5.33 |
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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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182 | 170 | $222.61 | $140.24 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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12 | 12 | $28.00 | $8.65 |
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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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11 | 11 | $157.27 | $99.74 |
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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| Premarin | Estrogens, Conjugated | 25 | 2,114 | $12,794.14 | — |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 17 | 1,428 | $1,879.48 | — |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 14 | 480 | $62.84 | — |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 14 | 572 | $241.10 | — |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 12 | 299 | $140.42 | — |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 11 | 540 | $55.45 | — |
| Raloxifene Hcl | Raloxifene Hcl | 11 | 990 | $413.88 | — |
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: 174400000X
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
I20100520000699
NJ
1254398605
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
Lifeline Medical Associates Llc
302 Candlewood Commons, Howell, NJ 077312170
Phone: 7329058111
Lifeline Medical Associates Llc
16 Pocono Rd, Denville, NJ 078342901
Phone: 9737843935
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Obstetrics & Gynecology
Advanced Practice Nurse
Specialist
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 80 EISENHOWER DR, SUITE 200, PARAMUS, NJ 076521401 (Tel: 2018432800)
Registered at 80 EISENHOWER DR, PARAMUS, NJ 076521401 (Tel: 2018432800)
Recorded as THOMAS RUSSO
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 25MA05631000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 80 EISENHOWER DR, PARAMUS, NJ 076521401 (Tel: 2018432800)
Registered at 80 EISENHOWER DR, PARAMUS, NJ 076521401 (Tel: 2018432800)
Recorded as THOMAS RUSSO
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 25MA05631000)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Paramus
- Dr. Robert Zubowski, MD
- Dr. Terry Ramnanan, MD
- Dr. John Penny, MD
- Dr. Caroline Novak, MD
- Dr. John Cozzone, MD
- Donna Nickles
Mailing Address
80 Eisenhower Dr
Paramus, NJ 076521401
Phone: 2018432800