Jessica Distefano, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Brighton, MA
Jessica Distefano, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Brighton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1790126480, issued on Jul 10, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts PA5538, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jessica Distefano
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA5538 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Nevins St, Brighton, MA 02135
- Phone
- (617) 789-2045
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160105002643); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jessica Distefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license PA5538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin22 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: $936.83
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
- Lahey Clinic IncBurlington, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jessica Distefano among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Jessica Distefano, PA-C is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 28% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 physician assistant records list a practice address in Brighton
They are 52 of the 1,638 NPPES records with a practice address in Brighton, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Jessica Distefano, PA-C's NPI number?
Jessica Distefano, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790126480, issued on Jul 10, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jessica Distefano, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Nevins St, Brighton, MA, 02135. Phone: (617) 789-2045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jessica Distefano, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA5538, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jessica Distefano, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jessica Distefano, PA-C had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.