John Awad, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fairfield, CT
John Awad, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fairfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1447280052, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 043636, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Awad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 043636 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 305 Black Rock Tpke, Fairfield, CT 06825
- Phone
- (203) 337-2600
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 337-2666
- Medicaid ID
- 001436361 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050921000132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 305 Black Rock Tpke
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Awad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 043636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone31 claims
- Diazepam15 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,595.74
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Orthopaedic Specialty Group PCFairfield, CT
- Ptsma IncFairfield, CT
- Rehabilitation Associates IncFairfield, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Awad among 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
John Awad, MD 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 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
21 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Fairfield
They are 21 of the 1,446 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairfield, and 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 348 in Connecticut → Every provider in Fairfield → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is John Awad, MD's NPI number?
John Awad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447280052, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Awad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Black Rock Tpke, Fairfield, CT, 06825. Phone: (203) 337-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Awad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 043636, 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 John Awad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Awad, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Awad, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.