Bruce Skolnick, MD
NPI 1700831831ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Clifton, NJ
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Clifton, New Jersey, trained at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (class of 1990). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $578,913 for 3,867 claims, against $246,000 paid for services in 2024. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $357.74 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1700831831 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 3, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | MA65374 | NJ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NJ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,072 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,746 across 43 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $246,000 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,867 · 10,205 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 579 |
| Total drug cost | $578,913 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1990 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Valley Physician Services PCReading, PA · 592 clinicians
- Consensus Medical Group LLCBridgewater, NJ · 137 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ
- Valley HospitalParamus, NJ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$357.74 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$294.91 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $197.44 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $142.13 | 1 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $18.17 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$357.74 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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