Dr. Eric M. Black, MD

  • Berkeley Heights, NJ
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1982863338PAC ID4486811700
Medicare services, 2024
6,103
Medicare patients, 2024
865
Part D claims, 2024
206
Publications
16
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
1 Diamond Hill Road, Suite 1b-142, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Practice phone
Call (908) 273-4300
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Primary practice

Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

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Dr. Eric M. Black is an orthopedic surgeon in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Dr. Black practices at Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Dr. Black's NPI, 1982863338, was assigned on June 2, 2008. Dr. Black graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2008. Dr. Black holds New Jersey license 25MA09275800.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4486811700
NPI enumeration date
June 2, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(908) 273-4300
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

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

Dr. Eric M. Black practices at Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Dr. Black's primary practice is Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights, at 1 Diamond Hill Road, Suite 1b-142, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. The practice phone is (908) 273-4300.

  • Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights
    1 Diamond Hill Road, Suite 1b-142, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922Phone(908) 273-4300

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Dr. Eric M. Black is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Black's primary practice is Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Dr. Black is also affiliated with Morristown Medical Center. The medical group on file is Summit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Black to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 therapy and rehab clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Black's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric M. Black's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Black practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley HeightsAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Eric M. Black is one of 644 orthopedic surgeons in New Jersey

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Black's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Black is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Black's licenses on file in 4 states: New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, New JerseyPrimaryLicense 25MA09275800 · 2013 to 2027 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Florida licenseSince 2022
  • Pennsylvania license2013 to 2014
  • Massachusetts license2008 to 2013

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, joint arthropathy, joint cyst, joint pain and knee fracture and dislocation among the conditions Dr. Black treats.

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Dr. Eric M. Black billed Medicare for 6,103 services in 2024

CMS data shows 6,103 Medicare services from Dr. Black across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 865 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $436,448 for them.

Medicare services, 20246,103
Medicare patients865
Paid by Medicare$436,448
Procedure codes21

Dr. Black's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Drugs given in the office3,004
  2. Office and hospital visits1,320
  3. Imaging998
  4. Surgery756
  5. Lab and pathology25

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

  • In an office5,73794%
  • In a facility3666%

Dr. Black compared with the New Jersey median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Black
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
6,103vs 1,3264.6 times
Medicare patients
865vs 2803.1 times
Part D claims
158vs 792.0 times

Medians across 604 orthopedic surgeons in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Black'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. Eric M. Black treated 865 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 865 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Black in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 478 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Black's median patient age at 64, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024865
Average age74
Average risk score0.92
Also on Medicaid2%

Dr. Black's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Black's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women51259%
  • Men35341%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure70%
  4. Ischemic heart disease34%
  5. Anxiety25%
  6. Osteoporosis24%
  7. Diabetes23%
  8. Mood disorders22%

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

Dr. Black's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Eric M. Black wrote 206 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Black wrote 206 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 158 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $352 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024206
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$352
Part D patients112

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

  • Generic204 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims1%

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

  • Antibiotics55%114 of 206 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. Eric M. Black ranks in the 98th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Black accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Black as offering telehealth. CMS counts 154 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Black, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Black ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
98th percentile154 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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Dr. Eric M. Black has 16 publications on record

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Black, published from 2008 to 2016. 2013 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Reoperation, Arthroscopy and Shoulder Joint. Dr. Black has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Black's most frequent co-authors are Jon J P Warner, MD, Laurence Debree Higgins, MD and Luke Stanford Austin, MD.

Papers16
Years published2008 to 2016

Dr. Black's papers by year, 2008 to 2016

Topics Dr. Black writes about most

  • Reoperation
  • Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Joint
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Health Care Costs
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Patient Satisfaction

Dr. Black's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Black

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Eric M. Black received $383,044 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 201 general payments to Dr. Black from 8 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $379,997.

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

General payments to Dr. Black by kind, 2024 to 2025

$383Kin total
  • Consulting fees$327,42385%
  • Education$32,5338%
  • Travel and lodging$17,1754%
  • Food and beverage$5,9152%

Companies that paid Dr. Black 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. Eric M. Black has 5 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. Black, most recently Chief Resident in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Black

  1. 2013
    • Chief Resident
    • William H Thomas Award
  2. 2008
    • Alpha Omega Alpha
    • Arnold P Gold Humanism Honor Society
  3. 2004
    • Harvard College Scholarship

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eric M. Black graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Black graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Eric M. Black accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Black is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Aetna
  • +11 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Black accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. Medicare11
  3. HMO10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Eric M. Black'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Eric M. Black's NPI number?

Dr. Eric M. Black's NPI number is 1982863338. It was assigned on June 2, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric M. Black?

Dr. Eric M. Black is an orthopedic surgeon in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Eric M. Black practice?

Dr. Black practices at 1 Diamond Hill Road, Suite 1b-142, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. Dr. Black's primary practice is Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center - Berkeley Heights in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Black to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 therapy and rehab clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Eric M. Black's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Black is (908) 273-4300.

What is Dr. Eric M. Black's medical license number?

Dr. Black holds New Jersey license 25MA09275800, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Eric M. Black been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Black in New Jersey (2013 to 2027), Florida (since 2022), Pennsylvania (2013 to 2014) and Massachusetts (2008 to 2013).

Which hospitals is Dr. Eric M. Black affiliated with?

Dr. Black is affiliated with Morristown Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Black to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Eric M. Black part of?

Dr. Black is linked to Summit Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Black to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Eric M. Black accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Black billed Medicare for 6,103 services in 2024, and Dr. Black accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Eric M. Black offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric M. Black see?

CMS counts 865 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Black in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Eric M. Black board certified?

Yes. Dr. Black is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Eric M. Black bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Black's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73030) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Eric M. Black go to medical school?

Dr. Black graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Eric M. Black prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Black's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Meloxicam and Clindamycin HCl.

Has Dr. Eric M. Black received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $383,044 in general payments to Dr. Black from 8 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

How long has Dr. Eric M. Black been practicing?

Dr. Black graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Eric M. Black do research?

Dmand AI links 16 publications to Dr. Black, published from 2008 to 2016.

Who does Dr. Eric M. Black publish with?

Dr. Black's most frequent co-authors are Jon J P Warner, MD (4 shared papers), Laurence Debree Higgins, MD (3 shared papers) and Luke Stanford Austin, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Eric M. Black accept?

Dr. Black is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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