Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr., MD

  • West Orange, NJ
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1558395673PAC ID9931144821
Medicare services, 2024
475
Medicare patients, 2024
211
Part D claims, 2024
2,492
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$99
Practice address
59 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052
Practice phone
Call (973) 674-8866
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Dacosta Medical Group

Primary care practice · West Orange, New Jersey

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Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. is a gastroenterologist in West Orange, New Jersey

Dr. Dacosta practices at Dacosta Medical Group in West Orange, New Jersey.

Dr. Dacosta's NPI, 1558395673, was assigned on July 11, 2006. Dr. Dacosta graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1989. Dr. Dacosta holds New Jersey license 25MA05600200.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931144821
NPI enumeration date
July 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(973) 674-8866
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. practices at Dacosta Medical Group in West Orange, New Jersey

Dr. Dacosta's primary practice is Dacosta Medical Group, at 59 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052. The practice phone is (973) 674-8866.

  • Dacosta Medical Group
    59 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052Phone(973) 674-8866

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Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Dacosta's primary practice is Dacosta Medical Group in West Orange, New Jersey. Dr. Dacosta is also affiliated with Saint Michael's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dacosta Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dacosta to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dacosta practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dacosta Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. is one of 691 gastroenterologists in New Jersey

Gastroenterology is Dr. Dacosta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Dacosta is licensed in New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, New JerseyPrimaryLicense 25MA05600200 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Dacosta

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Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. billed Medicare for 475 services in 2024

CMS data shows 475 Medicare services from Dr. Dacosta across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 211 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,443 for them.

Medicare services, 2024475
Medicare patients211
Paid by Medicare$43,443
Procedure codes12

Dr. Dacosta's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits376
  2. Surgery88
  3. Other services11

Where Dr. Dacosta's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office30063%
  • In a facility17537%

Dr. Dacosta compared with the New Jersey median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Dacosta
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
475vs 68531% below
Medicare patients
211vs 37544% below
Part D claims
2,039vs 6113.3 times

Medians across 674 gastroenterologists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dacosta'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. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. treated 211 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dacosta in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 73 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.55, 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. Dacosta's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024211
Average age71
Average risk score2.55
Also on Medicaid45%

Dr. Dacosta's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dacosta's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13263%
  • Men7937%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Dacosta's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes58%
  4. Chronic kidney disease47%
  5. Ischemic heart disease47%
  6. Arthritis45%
  7. Heart failure34%
  8. Mood disorders27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Dacosta's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. wrote 2,492 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dacosta wrote 2,492 Medicare Part D claims for 445 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,039 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $215,600 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20242,492
Drugs named by CMS52
Total drug cost$215,600
Part D patients445

Dr. Dacosta's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,033 claims82%
  • Brand-name426 claims17%
  • Other33 claims1%

Dr. Dacosta'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. Dacosta's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%66 of 2,492 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. ranks in the 96th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Dacosta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dacosta as offering telehealth. CMS counts 242 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Dacosta, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Dacosta ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
96th percentile242 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
75th percentile95 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. received $99 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Dacosta from 3 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $50.

General payments to Dr. Dacosta by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Dacosta the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Dr. Dacosta graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolRutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Sources for Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s NPI number is 1558395673. It was assigned on July 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.?

Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. is a gastroenterologist in West Orange, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. practice?

Dr. Dacosta practices at 59 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052. Dr. Dacosta's primary practice is Dacosta Medical Group in West Orange, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dacosta to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dacosta is (973) 674-8866.

What is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Dacosta holds New Jersey license 25MA05600200.

Which hospitals is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Dacosta is affiliated with Saint Michael's Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. part of?

Dr. Dacosta is linked to Dacosta Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Dacosta to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dacosta billed Medicare for 475 services in 2024, and Dr. Dacosta accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Dacosta as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. see?

CMS counts 211 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dacosta in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dacosta's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Dacosta graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dacosta's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Atorvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $99 in general payments to Dr. Dacosta from 3 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Theodore A. Dacosta Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Dacosta graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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