Joseph Fernicola

  • Paramus, NJ
  • Internist
NPI1063467314PAC ID8628170420
Medicare services, 2024
2,349
Medicare patients, 2024
564
Part D claims, 2024
6,283
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
4 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652
Practice phone
Call (201) 447-8000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

The Valley Hospital

Hospital · Paramus, New Jersey

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Joseph Fernicola is an internist in Paramus, New Jersey

Joseph Fernicola practices at The Valley Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, part of Valley Health System.

Joseph Fernicola's NPI, 1063467314, was assigned on May 24, 2006. Joseph Fernicola holds New Jersey license MA65305.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628170420
NPI enumeration date
May 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(201) 447-8000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
31
Medical school graduation
2021

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

Joseph Fernicola practices at The Valley Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey

Joseph Fernicola's primary practice is The Valley Hospital, at 4 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (201) 447-8000.

  • The Valley Hospital
    4 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652 · Bergen CountyPhone(201) 447-8000

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Joseph Fernicola is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Joseph Fernicola's primary practice is The Valley Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, part of Valley Health System. Joseph Fernicola is also affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Valley Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Joseph Fernicola to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Joseph Fernicola's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Joseph Fernicola practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Valley HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Joseph Fernicola is one of 4,226 internists in New Jersey

Internal medicine is Joseph Fernicola's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Joseph Fernicola is licensed in New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, New JerseyPrimaryLicense MA65305 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Joseph Fernicola

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Joseph Fernicola billed Medicare for 2,349 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,349 Medicare services from Joseph Fernicola across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 564 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $167,227 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,349
Medicare patients564
Paid by Medicare$167,227
Procedure codes16

Joseph Fernicola's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 5722024: 1,02679%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5912024: 6256%
Surgery
2023: 3912024: 3676%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3842024: 33114%

Joseph Fernicola compared with the New Jersey median for internists, 2024

  • Joseph Fernicola
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
2,349vs 7233.2 times
Medicare patients
564vs 2312.4 times
Part D claims
5,549vs 8306.7 times

Medians across 4,086 internists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Joseph Fernicola'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

Joseph Fernicola treated 564 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 564 Medicare patients who saw Joseph Fernicola in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 253 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Joseph Fernicola's median patient age at 71, with 35% women.

Medicare patients, 2024564
Average age75
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid3%

Joseph Fernicola's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Joseph Fernicola's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20637%
  • Men35863%

Chronic conditions among Joseph Fernicola's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Ischemic heart disease36%
  5. Chronic kidney disease24%
  6. Diabetes24%
  7. Cancer20%
  8. Anxiety18%

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

Joseph Fernicola's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women35%
  • Men63%

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

Joseph Fernicola wrote 6,283 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Joseph Fernicola wrote 6,283 Medicare Part D claims for 673 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,549 of them, across 101 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $439,679 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,276 claims across 106 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,283
Drugs named by CMS101
Total drug cost$439,679
Part D patients673

Joseph Fernicola's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,604 claims89%
  • Brand-name667 claims11%
  • Other12 claims0%

Joseph Fernicola'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 Joseph Fernicola's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%38 of 6,283 claims
  • Antibiotics2%120 of 6,283 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: 5,2762024: 5,5495%

Drugs named by CMS: 101 in 2024, 106 in 2023.

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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

Joseph Fernicola scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Joseph Fernicola for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Joseph Fernicola accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Joseph Fernicola as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Joseph Fernicola's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 85.7of 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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Joseph Fernicola received $964 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Joseph Fernicola from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $370.

General payments to Joseph Fernicola by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Joseph Fernicola by kind, 2016 to 2023

$964in total
  • Food and beverage$95499%
  • Education$101%

Companies that paid Joseph Fernicola the most, 2016 to 2023

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

Sources for Joseph Fernicola'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Joseph Fernicola's NPI number?

Joseph Fernicola's NPI number is 1063467314. It was assigned on May 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Joseph Fernicola specialize in?

Joseph Fernicola is an internist in Paramus, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Joseph Fernicola practice?

Joseph Fernicola practices at 4 Valley Health Plaza, Paramus, NJ 07652. Joseph Fernicola's primary practice is The Valley Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, part of Valley Health System. Dmand AI also links Joseph Fernicola to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Joseph Fernicola's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Joseph Fernicola is (201) 447-8000.

What is Joseph Fernicola's medical license number?

Joseph Fernicola holds New Jersey license MA65305.

Which hospitals is Joseph Fernicola affiliated with?

Joseph Fernicola practices at The Valley Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey. Joseph Fernicola is also affiliated with Hackensack University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Joseph Fernicola to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Joseph Fernicola part of?

Joseph Fernicola is linked to Valley Medical Group. Dmand AI links Joseph Fernicola to 1 more medical group.

Does Joseph Fernicola accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Joseph Fernicola billed Medicare for 2,349 services in 2024, and Joseph Fernicola accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Joseph Fernicola offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Joseph Fernicola as offering telehealth services.

What is Joseph Fernicola's MIPS score?

Joseph Fernicola's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Joseph Fernicola see?

CMS counts 564 Medicare patients who saw Joseph Fernicola in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Joseph Fernicola bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Joseph Fernicola's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), medicare service (G0439) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Joseph Fernicola prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Fernicola's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Joseph Fernicola received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $964 in general payments to Joseph Fernicola from 14 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Joseph Fernicola been practicing?

Joseph Fernicola graduated from medical school in 2021, 5 years ago.

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