NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · New Britain, CT

Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Britain, Connecticut, and NPI 1558795070, issued on Sep 3, 2013. Check the license (Connecticut 5500, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558795070
Name
Dottie Bezanson Leighton
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5500 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2150 Corbin Ave, New Britain, CT 06053
Phone
(860) 827-1958
Enumerated
Sep 3, 2013
Record last updated
May 4, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140422000974); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2150 Corbin Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mervet Abouelkair, M.D.Nephrology Physician1740295112
  2. Patricia Aguayo, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1184931404
  3. Kyler Allen, PSY.D.Psychologist1588335665
  4. Vivian Almario, APRNNurse Practitioner1770676744
  5. Lori Annear, LCSWClinical Social Worker1649276908
  6. Lindsay Appel, PTPhysical Therapist1417167719

Verify Dottie Bezanson Leighton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

494 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dottie Leighton494
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin59 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl30 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl27 claims
  4. Baclofen22 claims
  5. Alprazolam19 claims
  6. Lorazepam17 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: $229.81

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hydrofera LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dottie Leighton$229.81
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Hospital For Special CareHartford, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Dottie Bezanson Leighton among 2,669 family nurse practitioner records in Connecticut

Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN is one of 2,669 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 25% of these records are older, 71% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,664 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New Britain

They are 43 of the 1,772 NPPES records with a practice address in New Britain, and 2,669 family nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allyson Carrier, NPNew Britain, CT 060531164144952
  2. Beata Destan, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNew Britain, CT 060531154096691
  3. Heather Hancort, APRNNew Britain, CT 060531346843059
  4. Edward Pinunsky, FNPNew Britain, CT 060531194495705
  5. Amanda Spence, APRNNew Britain, CT 060531437624087
  6. Casey Aivano, APRNNew Britain, CT 060521366050411
  7. Joann Bauer, APRNNew Britain, CT 060521750742722
  8. Erica Bencivenga, FNP-BCNew Britain, CT 060521851912299

Common questions

What is Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN's NPI number?

Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558795070, issued on Sep 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Corbin Ave, New Britain, CT, 06053. Phone: (860) 827-1958. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 5500, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dottie Bezanson Leighton, APRN had 494 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.