Dr. Opal Thakar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 521
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 248
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,288
- MIPS score, 2024
- 96
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 280 Norwood Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1879
- Practice phone
- Call (732) 222-4653
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Hmhmg Primary Care
Primary care practice · West Long Branch, New Jersey
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Dr. Opal Thakar is a family medicine physician in West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dr. Thakar practices at Hmhmg Primary Care in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
Dr. Thakar's NPI, 1659792802, was assigned on December 13, 2013. Dr. Thakar holds New Jersey license 25MA09804000.
- NPI
- 1659792802NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2466730999
- NPI enumeration date
- December 13, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (732) 222-4653
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Opal Thakar practices at Hmhmg Primary Care in West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dr. Thakar's primary practice is Hmhmg Primary Care, at 280 Norwood Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1879. The practice phone is (732) 222-4653.
- Hmhmg Primary Care280 Norwood Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1879Phone(732) 222-4653
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Opal Thakar is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Thakar's primary practice is Hmhmg Primary Care in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Dr. Thakar is also affiliated with Jersey Shore University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hackensack Meridian Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thakar to 2 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Opal Thakar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thakar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hmhmg Primary Care | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Opal Thakar is one of 2,570 family medicine physicians in New Jersey
Family medicine is Dr. Thakar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Thakar is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, New JerseyPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Opal Thakar billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024
CMS data shows 521 Medicare services from Dr. Thakar across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 248 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,993 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Thakar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2852024: 3005%
- Other services
- 2023: 1172024: 19466%
- Surgery
- 2023: 382024: 1658%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 152024: 1127%
Dr. Thakar compared with the New Jersey median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Thakar
- New Jersey median
- Medicare services
- 521vs 4965% above
- Medicare patients
- 248vs 19229% above
- Part D claims
- 3,542vs 9323.8 times
Medians across 2,452 family medicine physicians in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Thakar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Opal Thakar treated 248 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 248 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thakar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thakar's median patient age at 57, with 72% women.
Dr. Thakar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Thakar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17571%
- Men7329%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Thakar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure65%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes28%
- Anxiety26%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Mood disorders21%
- Depression17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Thakar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women72%
- Men26%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Opal Thakar wrote 4,288 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Thakar wrote 4,288 Medicare Part D claims for 320 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,542 of them, across 100 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $306,115 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,502 claims across 81 drugs.
Dr. Thakar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,564 claims83%
- Brand-name669 claims16%
- Other55 claims1%
Dr. Thakar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Thakar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%44 of 4,288 claims
- Antibiotics2%72 of 4,288 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%24 of 4,288 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,5022024: 3,54242%
Drugs named by CMS: 100 in 2024, 81 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Opal Thakar scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Thakar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Thakar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Thakar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 86.9of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Opal Thakar received $5,995 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 393 general payments to Dr. Thakar from 32 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $1,468.
General payments to Dr. Thakar by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Thakar the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Opal Thakar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Opal Thakar's NPI number?
Dr. Opal Thakar's NPI number is 1659792802. It was assigned on December 13, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Opal Thakar?
Dr. Opal Thakar is a family medicine physician in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Opal Thakar practice?
Dr. Thakar practices at 280 Norwood Ave, West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1879. Dr. Thakar's primary practice is Hmhmg Primary Care in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thakar to 2 hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Opal Thakar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Thakar is (732) 222-4653.
What is Dr. Opal Thakar's medical license number?
Dr. Thakar holds New Jersey license 25MA09804000.
Which hospitals is Dr. Opal Thakar affiliated with?
Dr. Thakar is affiliated with Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Thakar to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Opal Thakar part of?
Dr. Thakar is linked to Hackensack Meridian Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Thakar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Opal Thakar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thakar billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024, and Dr. Thakar accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Opal Thakar's MIPS score?
Dr. Thakar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Opal Thakar see?
CMS counts 248 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thakar in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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What services does Dr. Opal Thakar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Thakar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Opal Thakar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thakar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Alprazolam.
Has Dr. Opal Thakar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,995 in general payments to Dr. Thakar from 32 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Opal Thakar been practicing?
Dr. Thakar graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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