Chester Kenneth Guss, RN, APN

Primary specialty

Acute Care Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LA2100X

License

26NJ01236100 Issued in NJ

Practice address

150 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103-2496

Phone

(973) 972-9872

NPI assigned

Dec 5, 2021

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NJ

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University HospitalGroup PAC ID 5294636874, 77 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The University Hospital Hospital, Newark, NJ, CCN 310119
• JFK University Medical Center Hospital, Edison, NJ, CCN 310108

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.33 of 100Reported as group

Quality

66.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

71.39

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et0434.epichosted.com/APIProxyPRD/UHNJ/api/FHIR/R4
• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/IHJHBD

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University Hospital

  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Newark, NJ
  • NPI 1023266962
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Red Bank, NJ
  • NPI 1215989249
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • North Bergen, NJ
  • NPI 1215734199
  NPD
• University Hospital

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Newark, NJ
  • NPI 1306596390
  NPD
• University Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newark, NJ
  • NPI 1215998323
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• HMH Hospitals Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Edison, NJ
  • NPI 1144894577
  Care Compare affiliation
• HMH Hospitals Corporation

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Edison, NJ
  • NPI 1780301366

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• University Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Newark, NJ
  • NPI 1215998323
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1763596800000",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "140 BERGEN ST",
            "address_2": "ACC SUITE E-1620",
            "city": "NEWARK",
            "state": "NJ",
            "postal_code": "071032425",
            "telephone_number": "973-972-8003",
            "fax_number": "973-972-6227"
        },
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            "state": "NJ",
            "postal_code": "071032496",
            "telephone_number": "973-972-9872"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "1945 NJ-33",
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            "city": "Neptune City",
            "state": "NJ",
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            "telephone_number": "732-775-5500",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "GUSS",
        "first_name": "CHESTER",
        "middle_name": "KENNETH",
        "name_prefix": "Mr.",
        "credential": "RN, APN",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2021-12-05",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-20",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-20",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Shawn Gupta, MD
• Suneepa Gupta
• Joseph A Gural, PTA
• Gunwant Guron, MD
• Lakshmi Gururajarao, MD
• Andrew Gustavson, MA
• Lauren Guthrie, MD
• Leandro Gutierrez, MD
• Patrice Gutt, APN
• Deborah Ann Gutter, APN

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Newark, NJ
• Providers in Newark, NJ by specialty
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 20, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.