NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Gastroenterology Physician NPI 1952549610 MD
Verify on CMS → Fedele Depalma, MD
Gastroenterology Physician in Newark, Delaware.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 17,061 in Gastroenterology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
978
Medicare Part D claims · 296 beneficiaries · Gastroenterology Physician avg: 848
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$482.09
24 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Fedele Depalma, MD filed 978 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Gastroenterology Physician in Newark, Delaware, prescribing 91% generic.
- 978
- Part D claims, 2024
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥74th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Fedele Depalma, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1952549610), first enumerated 02/03/2009.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 978 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$482.09 in reported industry payments (24 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1952549610 · Gastroenterology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1952549610
- ENUM-MID 2009
- TAX-MID 17K Gastroenterology Physician
- RX-LIGHT 978
- BOOK-THIN 39 in Delaware
- PHOTO-ENUM Bhavesh Patel, M.D. · 2009
Fedele Depalma, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
978 ≥ 74th percentile 74% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Fedele Depalma, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Fedele Depalma, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Gastroenterology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
978 15% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Delaware
How Gastroenterology Physician compares to other specialties among Delaware providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Gastroenterology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1952549610 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Gastroenterology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/03/2009 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Fedele Depalma, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Christiana Care Health Services Inc
Wilmington, DE
Delaware Center For Digestive Care LLC
Newark, DE
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Fedele Depalma, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$482
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Fedele Depalma, MD - brand share 9.0%
Gastroenterology Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 978 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
978
Total Claims
$347K
Total Drug Cost
296
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,428.367
- Total Day Supply
- 70,163
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $307K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $40K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 68
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.36
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 24, 65-74: 136, 75-84: 104, 85+: 32
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Fedele Depalma, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
417 claims
- Famotidine 128
Famotidine
128 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium 42
Pantoprazole Sodium
42 claims
- Esomeprazole Magne… 37
Esomeprazole Magnesium
37 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl 23
Dicyclomine Hcl
23 claims
- Mesalamine 23
Mesalamine
23 claims
- Ursodiol 23
Ursodiol
23 claims
- Levofloxacin 18
Levofloxacin
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 417 |
| Famotidine | 128 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 42 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 37 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | 23 |
| Mesalamine | 23 |
| Ursodiol | 23 |
| Levofloxacin | 18 |
| Linzess Linaclotide | 18 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 16 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Gastroenterology Physician Overview
How Fedele Depalma, MD fits within the Gastroenterology Physician landscape nationally.
17,061
Gastroenterology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Gastroenterology Physician
848
Avg Claims per Provider
Fedele Depalma, MD's 978 claims are above the specialty average of 848.
Nationwide Gastroenterology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Depalma, both outside Delaware so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Gastroenterology Physician Providers in Delaware
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Delaware, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Depalma.
One of 39 Gastroenterology Physician providers enrolled in Delaware, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Abhishek Agnihotri
MD
Dover, DE
Dr. Hasan Ali
MD
Newark, DE
Dr. Harry Anagnostakos
DO
Lewes, DE
Dr. Mark Antos
M.D.
Seaford, DE
Dr. Michal Bartel
MD
Dover, DE
Compare Gastroenterology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fedele Depalma, MD's specialty? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD specializes in Gastroenterology Physician and practices in Newark, Delaware. Credentials: MD.
How much does Fedele Depalma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Fedele Depalma, MD wrote 978 Medicare Part D claims totaling $347K in drug costs for 296 beneficiaries.
Where is Fedele Depalma, MD located? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD is located at 4745 OGLETOWN STANTON RD, Newark, DE, 19713. Phone: (302) 738-5300.
What is Fedele Depalma, MD's NPI number? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952549610, issued on 02/03/2009.
Does Fedele Depalma, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $307K in brand drug costs.
How many Gastroenterology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 17,061 Gastroenterology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Gastroenterology Physician provider writes 848 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Fedele Depalma, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Fedele Depalma, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Omeprazole, Famotidine, Pantoprazole Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Fedele Depalma, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 978 Part D claims and 296 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Fedele Depalma, MD's credentials? ▼
Fedele Depalma, MD's NPI is 1952549610 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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