James B Hunter, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

25MA05190000 Issued in NJ

Practice address

30 Prospect Ave
Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Hackensack, NJ 07601-1914

Phone

(201) 996-2791

NPI assigned

Jun 9, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

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: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

Education

Howard University College of Medicine, 1986

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCGroup PAC ID 9133032519, 1,901 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Hackensack University Medical Center Hospital, Hackensack, NJ, CCN 310001

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

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• 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.

• Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician
  • Red Bank, NJ
  • NPI 1215989249

  Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • North Bergen, NJ
  • NPI 1215734199
  NPD
• Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Complex Care PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Red Bank, NJ
  • NPI 1154379626
  NPD (past)

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

• HMH Hospitals Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hackensack, NJ
  • NPI 1457456279
  Care Compare affiliation
• HMH Hospitals Corporation

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Hackensack, NJ
  • NPI 1518683929

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "572 FOOTHILL RD",
            "city": "BRIDGEWATER",
            "state": "NJ",
            "postal_code": "088072120"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "30 PROSPECT AVE",
            "address_2": "DEPT OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY",
            "city": "HACKENSACK",
            "state": "NJ",
            "postal_code": "076011914",
            "telephone_number": "201-996-2791"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HUNTER",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "middle_name": "B",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "208G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Humc Cardiovascular Partners, PC
• Humc Medical Observation
• Jesse Humm, M.D.
• Andrew Eugene Hummel, DO
• Johnny Kin Man Hung, RPH
• Randye F Huron, M.D.
• Alaa Kamil Abdel Hameed Hussain, MD
• Sarah Hussein, DO
• Phillip Kien Huynh, MD
• Sally Hwang

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Hackensack, NJ
• Providers in Hackensack, NJ by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in New Jersey

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; 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.

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