Active NPI 1689778136 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Abe Elson , MD

Internal Medicine • Paramus, NJ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Abe Elson, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Paramus, NJ. With approximately 46 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1980, Dr. Elson delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1 W RIDGEWOOD AVE.

Dr. Elson accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1 W Ridgewood Ave

Paramus, NJ 076522359

Telephone 2016520402

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Saddle River Valley Family Practice Facility NPI 1336118041

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1980

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Paramus, NJ

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

46 Yrs +18.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.0 Yrs

State Avg: 30.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

50 Specialists

Practicing in Paramus, NJ (4957 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

38.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

20.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Elson (46 Years) 46 Yrs

Paramus Specialty Average (28.0 Years) 28.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,512	484	$148.00	$131.10
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	817	386	$3.54	$3.44
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	632	421	$113.39	$87.33
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	607	411	$21.04	$14.77
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	324	313	$285.16	$204.96
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	300	300	$165.00	$128.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	214	144	$105.00	$93.08
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	149	149	$40.44	$34.95
90673 Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from recombinant dna	147	147	$90.00	$81.82
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	100	20	$143.40	$116.79
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	87	75	$205.23	$182.88
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	82	82	$395.00	$240.64
91320 Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im	77	72	$163.51	$148.99
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	77	72	$50.00	$47.32
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	32	26	$4.00	$3.41
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	31	31	$251.61	$226.37
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	28	$240.00	$170.57
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	26	26	$245.00	$200.47
93241 Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days	20	19	$360.00	$270.51
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	18	13	$95.00	$81.72
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	13	$65.00	$59.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,542	502	$148.01	$140.95
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	876	417	$3.58	$3.45
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	603	446	$21.24	$16.17
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	602	445	$113.57	$95.93
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	329	314	$287.37	$225.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	205	155	$105.00	$99.93
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	168	167	$34.17	$33.21
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	166	165	$74.96	$71.89
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	160	49	$132.94	$126.70
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	98	84	$205.00	$196.82
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	93	91	$398.82	$265.86
90480 Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose	77	77	$50.00	$45.29
91320 Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im	77	77	$150.00	$128.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	65	56	$237.15	$186.05
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	52	37	$65.00	$63.13
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	42	42	$251.19	$241.44
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	34	34	$245.00	$221.16
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	32	21	$95.00	$90.77
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	20	11	$28.82	$15.81
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	20	11	$3.32	$1.45
93241 Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days	12	12	$360.00	$306.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,478	521	$148.03	$143.24
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	950	427	$3.64	$2.96
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	618	454	$21.42	$16.23
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	615	454	$113.73	$99.00
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	302	291	$286.72	$235.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	182	140	$105.00	$101.42
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	155	155	$30.00	$29.40
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	152	152	$72.00	$68.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	58	$64.79	$63.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	85	24	$125.00	$110.66
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	76	65	$205.00	$201.08
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	63	62	$400.63	$276.60
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	57	48	$4.34	$3.46
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$255.00	$246.30
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	32	32	$245.00	$231.62
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	29	$225.00	$214.12
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	32	22	$95.00	$93.65
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	17	13	$120.00	$114.74
93224 Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional	13	13	$114.00	$83.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,604	525	$147.57	$145.49
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	980	449	$3.30	$3.00
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	711	474	$21.42	$16.89
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	689	469	$113.67	$102.58
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	300	295	$286.47	$241.12
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	140	138	$30.04	$19.39
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	139	137	$69.84	$65.86
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	133	39	$125.00	$112.20
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	120	91	$3.68	$3.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	110	78	$64.66	$63.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	94	76	$104.49	$102.41
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	85	72	$205.24	$203.23
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	75	75	$399.73	$281.69
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	47	42	$225.00	$217.60
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	40	40	$244.90	$239.89
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	35	35	$250.00	$248.10
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	27	23	$120.00	$116.57
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	25	18	$95.00	$90.87
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	23	21	$60.74	$59.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,438	529	$128.29	$118.02
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	933	453	$3.20	$2.98
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	610	448	$21.72	$18.82
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	512	402	$113.95	$97.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	292	200	$88.20	$81.56
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	285	281	$288.43	$232.65
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	202	62	$125.50	$109.57
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	139	133	$30.11	$19.03
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	109	109	$30.28	$29.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	104	71	$52.72	$49.95
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	94	79	$228.19	$212.68
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	67	55	$3.48	$3.48
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	49	49	$395.00	$262.33
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	45	38	$120.67	$113.32
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	32	32	$242.75	$227.22
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	31	15	$80.00	$76.37
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	29	17	$71.40	$68.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$183.45	$177.07
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	22	18	$59.65	$57.22
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	20	20	$62.50	$61.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,637	547	$128.26	$116.56
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	1,002	460	$3.34	$2.94
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	625	459	$22.65	$18.58
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	478	387	$114.77	$97.63
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	401	99	$125.25	$107.99
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	347	342	$291.41	$229.15
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	346	233	$87.26	$79.92
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	151	118	$225.99	$210.17
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	123	120	$30.12	$18.67
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	120	119	$30.38	$27.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	107	75	$52.55	$49.20
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	73	59	$120.41	$112.28
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	71	71	$405.00	$256.55
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	54	17	$310.00	$229.70
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	53	43	$60.12	$56.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$185.30	$174.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	19	$28.82	$18.24
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	33	33	$242.69	$226.63
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	32	21	$71.40	$68.30
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	30	11	$3.32	$1.79
93224 Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional	16	16	$114.00	$89.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$125.64	$115.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,963	615	$128.27	$115.40
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	1,115	517	$3.17	$2.94
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	692	525	$21.43	$18.52
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	546	449	$113.61	$100.31
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	391	81	$125.51	$108.90
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	359	354	$290.15	$231.23
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	156	150	$30.06	$23.23
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	139	92	$226.08	$211.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	135	116	$87.35	$78.03
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	120	116	$53.48	$51.82
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	120	82	$52.57	$47.75
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	81	51	$120.74	$113.59
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	70	43	$59.65	$58.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	69	69	$182.84	$174.48
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	60	60	$400.92	$259.40
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	46	17	$28.82	$22.65
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	41	13	$3.32	$1.95
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	36	36	$21.19	$18.65
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	32	32	$240.90	$223.78
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	27	16	$71.40	$62.93
93224 Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional	19	18	$114.00	$94.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	2,074	626	$128.26	$115.01
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	1,154	529	$3.25	$2.94
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	699	514	$22.02	$18.53
85651 Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated	628	432	$5.07	$4.74
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	570	458	$114.32	$100.21
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	420	107	$119.17	$106.79
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	361	350	$291.13	$253.49
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	173	172	$30.13	$29.00
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	164	164	$45.12	$44.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	154	98	$52.58	$47.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	134	112	$226.12	$209.50
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	101	84	$4.05	$3.41
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	83	83	$156.39	$153.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	58	$87.27	$78.35
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	68	51	$59.65	$58.00
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	67	56	$120.45	$111.71
93351 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report	61	61	$406.64	$296.05
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	54	28	$71.40	$62.92
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	43	43	$242.27	$225.32
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	15	$28.82	$28.26
93224 Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional	21	20	$114.00	$94.08

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-10-29

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License NJ 25MA04262900

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X

State License NJ 25MA04262900

An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 23, 2019

Internal Medicine (License #25MA04262900 in NJ)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 04, 2018

Internal Medicine (License #25MA04262900 in NJ)

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NPI Profile Active April 21, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 21, 2009

Registered at 1 W RIDGEWOOD AVE, PARAMUS, NJ 076522359 (Tel: 2016520402)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 21, 2009

Registered at 1 W RIDGEWOOD AVE, PARAMUS, NJ 076522359 (Tel: 2016520402)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 21, 2009

Recorded as ABE ELSON, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 21, 2009

Specialist (License #MA42629 in NJ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 12, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1689778136

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 12, 2006

Last Update: October 29, 2020

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

1 W Ridgewood Ave

Paramus, NJ 076522359

Phone: 2016520402

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