Dwight Paul Ligham, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · New Haven, CT
Dwight Paul Ligham, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1669584686, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 034195, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dwight Paul Ligham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 034195 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
- Phone
- (203) 624-4208
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 624-4301
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110303000673); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Long Wharf Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dwight Paul Ligham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 034195Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 792 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen155 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl141 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl109 claims
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Levetiracetam68 claims
- Tramadol Hcl66 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): 100 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: $154.51
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 23 interventional pain medicine physician records in Connecticut.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in Connecticut
- Bassem Abraham, MDTrumbull, CT1922180520
- Robert Boolbol, MDFarmington, CT1316935034
- Vincent Carlesi, M.D.Danbury, CT1699726554
- Shyam Desai, MDFairfield, CT1700415973
- David Glassman, M.D.New Haven, CT1831127265
- Eric Grahling, MDPlainville, CT1841257185
- Michael Grille, M.D.Hartford, CT1659630960
- Ahmed Haque, M.D.West Haven, CT1932469608
- Gaurav Kapur, MDNorwich, CT1447299383
- Jonathan Kost, M.D.West Hartford, CT1346274792
Common questions
What is Dwight Paul Ligham, MD's NPI number?
Dwight Paul Ligham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669584686, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dwight Paul Ligham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT, 06511. Phone: (203) 624-4208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dwight Paul Ligham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 034195, 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 Dwight Paul Ligham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dwight Paul Ligham, MD had 1,728 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dwight Paul Ligham, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.