Cara Focazio, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA
Cara Focazio, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1508203381, issued on Jun 3, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD459116, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Focazio
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD459116 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 746 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
- Phone
- (570) 340-5079
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 340-5896
- Medicaid ID
- 103171677 0001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161230000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Focazio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD459116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,415 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium310 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate254 claims
- Losartan Potassium223 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium174 claims
- Lisinopril130 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate119 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cara Focazio among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Cara Focazio, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scranton
They are 129 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Cara Focazio, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cara Focazio, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508203381, issued on Jun 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Focazio, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 746 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 340-5079. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Focazio, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD459116, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Focazio, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Focazio, M.D. had 4,415 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cara Focazio, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.