Dr. Debra R. Tarantino, MD

Dr. Tarantino practices at The Livingston Surgery Center in Livingston, New Jersey.

Dr. Tarantino's NPI, 1952477986, was assigned on November 28, 2006. Dr. Tarantino graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1994. Dr. Tarantino holds New Jersey license 25MA07109700.

Dr. Tarantino's primary practice is The Livingston Surgery Center, at 200 S Orange Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039 in Essex County. The practice phone is (615) 240-3820.

Dr. Tarantino's primary practice is The Livingston Surgery Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Tarantino is also affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. The medical group on file is RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tarantino to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tarantino practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Tarantino's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Tarantino is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Tarantino's licenses on file in 3 states: New Jersey, New York and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists colonoscopy, colon removal and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Tarantino treats.

CMS data shows 403 Medicare services from Dr. Tarantino across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 240 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,056 for them.

CMS counts 240 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tarantino in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 134 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tarantino's median patient age at 58, with 70% women.

In 2024, Dr. Tarantino wrote 110 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 67 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,510 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Tarantino for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Tarantino accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 57 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Tarantino, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Tarantino. Dr. Tarantino has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Tarantino's most frequent co-authors are Ronald Scott Chamberlain, MD, Mark E. Gilder, MD and Robert D. Orringer, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 96 general payments to Dr. Tarantino from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Axonics, Inc. paid the most, $1,107.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Tarantino, most recently Castle connelly Top Doctor Metro Area in 2016.

Dr. Tarantino graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1994. Dr. Tarantino is a member of ACS.

Dr. Tarantino is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.