Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New York, NY
Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1487795225, issued on Feb 12, 2007. Check the license (New York 127858, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Craig Distefano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 127858 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1190 5TH Ave, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 427-1540
- Enumerated
- Feb 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 410-7196
- Medicaid ID
- 00349606 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040910000126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1974
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Craig Distefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 127858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,952 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium643 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate559 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate459 claims
- Losartan Potassium365 claims
- Eliquis329 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium281 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Craig Distefano among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D. is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York 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 Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487795225, issued on Feb 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1190 5TH Ave, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 427-1540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 127858, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Craig Distefano, M.D. had 5,952 Medicare Part D claims for 630 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.