Dr. Michael Jason Kaufer, MD

Dr. Kaufer practices at Ocean University Medical Center in Brick, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health.

Dr. Kaufer's NPI, 1922419167, was assigned on May 9, 2014. Dr. Kaufer holds New Jersey license 25MA10280100.

Dr. Kaufer's primary practice is Ocean University Medical Center, at 425 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ 08724 in Ocean County. The practice phone is (732) 840-2200.

Dr. Kaufer's primary practice is Ocean University Medical Center in Brick, New Jersey, part of Hackensack Meridian Health. The medical group on file is Barron Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kaufer to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Emergency medicine is Dr. Kaufer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Kaufer is licensed in New Jersey.

CMS data shows 2,690 Medicare services from Dr. Kaufer across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,253 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $200,941 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 1,253 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kaufer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 462 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kaufer's median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kaufer wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims for 270 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 235 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,722 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 152 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 26 out of 100 for Dr. Kaufer for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kaufer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Kaufer from 1 drug or device company from 2023 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $44.