Alexander James Carrese, D.O.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Middlebury, CT
Alexander James Carrese, D.O. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Middlebury, Connecticut, and NPI 1437684008, issued on Apr 20, 2017. Check the license (Connecticut 70656, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander James Carrese
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License numbers
- 70656 CT
1437604008 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1579 Straits Tpke, Middlebury, CT 06762
- Phone
- (203) 598-7246
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220916000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander James Carrese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 70656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
754 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 334 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl111 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl104 claims
- Gabapentin80 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Meloxicam49 claims
- Pregabalin40 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $465.02
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Interventional Spine And Sports Medicine, PCMiddlebury, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Alexander James Carrese among 18 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Connecticut
Alexander James Carrese, D.O. is one of 18 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records list a practice address in Middlebury
They are 3 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Middlebury, and 18 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Connecticut.
All 18 in Connecticut → Every provider in Middlebury → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhavesh Patel, M.D.Middlebury, CT 067621710935481
- Bohdan Warycha, MDMiddlebury, CT 067621154580827
- Brian Forzani, M.D.Waterbury, CT 067081982921052
- Michael Saffir, MDFairfield, CT 068251407867427
- Kin Tsoi, M.D.Greenwich, CT 068311528117199
- Daniel Southern, MDNorwalk, CT 068511154346302
- Caroline Varlotta, DONorwalk, CT 068511508485558
- Perry Perretz, D.O.West Redding, CT 068961699843888
Common questions
What is Alexander James Carrese, D.O.'s NPI number?
Alexander James Carrese, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437684008, issued on Apr 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander James Carrese, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1579 Straits Tpke, Middlebury, CT, 06762. Phone: (203) 598-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander James Carrese, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 70656, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander James Carrese, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander James Carrese, D.O. had 754 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.