Emily Claire Vafek, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Niantic, CT
Emily Claire Vafek, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Niantic, Connecticut, and NPI 1790070043, issued on Jun 15, 2011. Check the license (Connecticut 56460, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emily Claire Vafek
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 56460 CT
036.140147 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT 06357
- Phone
- (860) 889-7345
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170626002604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11 Industrial Park Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jonathan Piposar, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1417278060
- Austin Renaud, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265951354
- Erik SommersSurgical Physician Assistant1609301647
Verify Emily Claire Vafek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 56460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
- Ibuprofen52 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl41 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Norwich Orthopedic Group PCNiantic, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emily Claire Vafek among 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
Emily Claire Vafek, M.D. is one of 348 orthopaedic surgery physician 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 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2000 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Niantic
They are 5 of the 119 NPPES records with a practice address in Niantic, and 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 348 in Connecticut → Every provider in Niantic → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Parisi, M. D.Niantic, CT 063571851775035
- Jonathan Piposar, M.D.Niantic, CT 063571417278060
- Richard Thoms, M.D.Niantic, CT 063571194987883
- Steven Wei, MDNiantic, CT 063571225067895
- William Cambridge, MDNorwich, CT 063601760483093
- John Giacchetto, MD PCNorwich, CT 063601427052380
- Steven Carlow, M.D.Groton, CT 063401013935592
- Frank Maletz, M.D.Waterford, CT 063851336113703
Common questions
What is Emily Claire Vafek, M.D.'s NPI number?
Emily Claire Vafek, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790070043, issued on Jun 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emily Claire Vafek, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Industrial Park Road, Niantic, CT, 06357. Phone: (860) 889-7345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emily Claire Vafek, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 56460, 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 Emily Claire Vafek, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emily Claire Vafek, M.D. had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emily Claire Vafek, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.