David Christopher Aughton, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Torrington, CT
David Christopher Aughton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1275912818, issued on May 28, 2015. Check the license (Connecticut 66474, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Christopher Aughton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 66474 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 538 Litchfield St Ste 201, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 489-7017
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200831002265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Christopher Aughton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 66474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 83.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $256.68
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Christopher Aughton among 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut
David Christopher Aughton, M.D. is one of 360 surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 360 in Connecticut → Every provider in Torrington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Giles, M.D.Torrington, CT 067901700881406
- Timothy Gostkowski, MDTorrington, CT 067901992784268
- William McGeehin, MDTorrington, CT 067901295714319
- William Polito, MDTorrington, CT 067901205815586
- Alexandra Sanowski-Bell, M.D.Torrington, CT 067901609224898
- Kirstin Pilchard, MDNew Milford, CT 067761831174986
- Jeffrey Sanderson, MDNew Milford, CT 067761336241363
- Bruce Molinelli, M.D.Cos Cob, CT 068071083788202
Common questions
What is David Christopher Aughton, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Christopher Aughton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275912818, issued on May 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Christopher Aughton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 538 Litchfield St Ste 201, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 489-7017. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Christopher Aughton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 66474, 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 David Christopher Aughton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Christopher Aughton, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Christopher Aughton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.