Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · West Haven, CT
Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1457687113, issued on Oct 29, 2009. Check the license (Connecticut 48211, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elvin Lavern Griffith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 48211 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 377 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516
- Phone
- (203) 859-5154
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2022
- Fax
- (203) 859-5662
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100422000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 2,623 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Verify Elvin Lavern Griffith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 48211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
773 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl25 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: $20.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Elvin Lavern Griffith among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Haven
They are 84 of the 1,356 NPPES records with a practice address in West Haven, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457687113, issued on Oct 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 377 Main Street, West Haven, CT, 06516. Phone: (203) 859-5154. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 48211, 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 Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elvin Lavern Griffith, M.D. had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.