Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD
Neurology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1407149602, issued on May 20, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD454452, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Defne Audrey Amado
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- MD454452 PA
MT199662 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-3372
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160706000703); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3400 Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Defne Audrey Amado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD454452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Radicava Ors79 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl42 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl25 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl13 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl12 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): 85.5 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
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Defne Audrey Amado among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania
Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407149602, issued on May 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-3372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD454452, 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 Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Defne Audrey Amado, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.