Dr. Faiz Afridi
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
150 Bergen St, Uh / I-248
Newark, NJ 07103
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Essex County includes primary care (34% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2019)
- Years since graduation
- 7
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 209
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2019Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Gastroenterology Physician primary
NJ license 25MA10592500
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospital Mount Holly, NJ
- Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ
Medical groups
- Virtua Medical Group, PA (1,688 clinicians)
- Regional Gastroenterology Associates of Lancaster, LTD. (244 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 209
- Services billed
- 463
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 280 | 124 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 138 | 117 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 128 | 123 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 91 | 83 |
| Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | 43 | 43 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 36 | 30 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 35 | 35 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 30 | 27 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 29 | 29 |
| Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | 25 | 25 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 180 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 64 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 54 |
| Sutab (sod sulf/pot chloride/mag sulf) | 51 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 22 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 20 |
| Rabeprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 15 |
| Colestipol Hcl Other prescribers in Newark, NJ | 14 |
| Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) | 14 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 13 companies reported 51 payments worth $877 in total to this clinician.
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $182 |
|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $147 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $91.42 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $81.80 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | $65.56 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $59.05 |
| Qol Medical, LLC | $58.68 |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | $49.62 |
| Food and Beverage | $857 |
|---|---|
| Grant | $20.00 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. Jan 15, 2025 | Grant RINVOQ · IMMUNOLOGY | $20.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.