Primary Areas of Practice
- Internal Medicine
Other Areas of Practice
- Adult Health
- Geriatric Medicine
- Men's Health
- Prevention and Wellness
- Primary Care
- Weight Management
Procedures
- Cancer Screening
- Health Screening
- Immunizations
- Physical Exams
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Back Pain
- Chest Pain
- COPD
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Dizziness
- Fainting
- Fever
- Gout
- Headache
- Heartburn
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Infectious Diseases
- Injuries
- Insomnia
- Memory Problems
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Migraine
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Palpitations
- Prostate Disorders
- Rashes
- Respiratory Infections
- Sinusitis
- Sleep Apnea
- Thyroid Disorders
- Urinary Tract Infection
Locations
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Old Tappan Medical Group
A645 Westwood Avenue 2nd Floor River Vale, NJ 07675
Main: 201-666-1000Fax: 201-666-4108
Monday7:30 AM–4:00 PMTuesday7:30 AM–4:00 PMWednesday7:30 AM–4:00 PMThursday7:30 AM–4:00 PMFriday8:00 AM–3:00 PM
Appointments
To book online, please select a visit type:
New Patient Annual Visit Established PatientInsurances Accepted
Below is a list of the insurance plans that your provider participates in. It is very important that you contact your insurance company prior to receiving services or care. Each health insurance plan is different and some provide different levels of coverage: only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
Amerigroup
- Amerigroup Medicaid
- Amerivantage
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Health
CoreSource
- CoreSource
Coventry
- CCN
Empire BCBS
- Blue Access Network
- Blue Priority
- Direct HMO
- Direct PPO
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HMO
- Empire BCBS POS
- Empire BCBS PPO
- Pathway EPO
- Pathway HMO
- Prism
- Silver
- Total Blue
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- CHAMPVA
- DVA
UMR
- UMR
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
About James Buirkle
Dr. Buirkle specializes in internal medicine. He received his MD from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he did his internal medicine internship and residency, was chief medical resident, and for three years was a clinical instructor of medicine. He is a member of the Old Tappan Medical Group.
Honors & Awards
2020-2017: Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor
2020-2017: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
2019-2017: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors
Education & Degrees
MD: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Residency
University Hospital (UMDNJ)
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine