Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1609214394, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (New York 285466, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanne Virginia Bifaro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 285466 NY
256128 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 391 Myrtle Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 207-2273
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2023
- Fax
- (518) 207-2293
- Medicaid ID
- 04502989 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160926001481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 391 Myrtle Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ubaidat Abdul-Rahman, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225732407
- Gideon Adu, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992645329
- Justin Ali, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649972654
- Namita Arunkumar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1447010459
- Nathaniel BlackStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568214773
- Whitney BlackStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780524132
Verify Joanne Virginia Bifaro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 285466Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,805 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium131 claims
- Lisinopril91 claims
- Metformin Hcl75 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa59 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate52 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: $20.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Community Care Physicians PLLCAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609214394, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 391 Myrtle Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 207-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 285466, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanne Virginia Bifaro, M.D. had 1,805 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.