Individual provider Active NPI

Elka Epstein, PA

  • Physician Assistant
  • North Bergen, NJ
National Provider Identifier
1497212096
Registry record updated Jun 24, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X
License
25MP00558000 Issued in NJ
Practice address
7650 River Rd
Ste 310
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Phone
(201) 520-1919
NPI assigned
Mar 1, 2019
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 24, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physician Assistant 363A00000X 25MP00558000 NJ Primary
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X

Addresses

Primary practice location

7650 River Rd
Ste 310
North Bergen, NJ 07047

Mailing address

331 Newman Springs Rd
BLDG 2, Ste 220
Red Bank, NJ 07701-5688

Other practice location 1

215 Aycrigg Ave Apt 2J
Passaic, NJ 07055-4731
Phone (973) 934-7434

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20200420001837 NJ Practitioner - Physician Assistant 3577993328 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Education
Other, 2019
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)

30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601-1915

7600 River Rd
North Bergen, NJ 07047-6217
Phone (201) 868-6755

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
85.15 of 100Reported as group
Quality
71.59
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
76.65

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Physician Assistant

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC CurrentSince Feb 20, 2026 Accepting new patients
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PC CurrentSince Feb 20, 2026 Accepting new patients
Optum Medical Care of New Jersey PC CurrentSince May 1, 2020 Accepting new patients
Riverside Medical Group Past Accepting new patients
A.G. Dikengil, MD, PA Past Accepting new patients

Locations

935 River Rd
Ste 301
Edgewater, NJ 07020
Phone (201) 471-7012

7650 River Rd
Ste 310
North Bergen, NJ 07047

331 Newman Springs Rd
Ste 220
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone (732) 807-0514

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: eepstein76869@direct.optum.com
  • FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/IHJHBD

Organizations & group practices 5

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.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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}

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