James V. Lettera, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Fairfield, CT
James V. Lettera, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Fairfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1700825593, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 025871, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James V. Lettera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 025871 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Kings Hwy E, Fairfield, CT 06825
- Phone
- (203) 382-1900
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 382-0019
- Medicaid ID
- 001258714 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110221000738); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Kings Hwy E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Atterbury, DDSDental Anesthesiology1518542398
- Cathleen Azarigian, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1265757926
- David Barton, DDSDental Anesthesiology1891357281
- Seth Blattman, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1477508778
- Catherine Burdge, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548421019
- David Bushell, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1144301839
Verify James V. Lettera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 025871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $528.49
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was 4web, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT IncNorwalk, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James V. Lettera among 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut
James V. Lettera, M.D. is one of 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1998 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut.
All 79 in Connecticut → Every provider in Fairfield → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Waters, M.D.Greenwich, CT 068301811955958
- Hyman Miller, MDGreenwich, CT 068311265532634
- Mohir Hedeshian, MDDanbury, CT 068101871704049
- Richard Kaplon, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101891747390
- Constantine Poulos, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101043742356
- Theerayut Chumnanvech, MDNorwalk, CT 068501134284615
- Michael Ebright, M.D.Stamford, CT 069021366571424
- William Feng, M.D., D.SC.Stamford, CT 069021942280151
Common questions
What is James V. Lettera, M.D.'s NPI number?
James V. Lettera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700825593, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James V. Lettera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Kings Hwy E, Fairfield, CT, 06825. Phone: (203) 382-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James V. Lettera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 025871, 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.
What is James V. Lettera, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 of 100. 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.