NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Distefano

Physician Assistant · Newark, DE

John Distefano is a physician assistant with a practice address in Newark, Delaware, and NPI 1770263063, issued on Jul 20, 2023. Check the license (Delaware C5-0012159, as entered in NPPES) with the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770263063
Name
John Distefano
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
C5-0012159 DE
C0009658 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4755 Ogletown Stanton RD Ste 5A43, Newark, DE 19718
Phone
(302) 623-0188
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2023
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2024
Fax
(302) 733-5640
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241030001592); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4755 Ogletown Stanton RD Ste 5A43

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Raya Abbasi, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1205524154
  2. Fatima Afridi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578712584
  3. Awanwosa Agho, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811672348
  4. Anam Alam, DOInternal Medicine Physician1316696776
  5. Farha Ali, DOInternal Medicine Physician1043897580
  6. Hiba Ansari, DOInternal Medicine Physician1841729332

Verify John Distefano in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Delaware board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Christiana Care Health Services IncNewark, DE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Distefano among 695 physician assistant records in Delaware

John Distefano is one of 695 physician assistant records with a practice address in Delaware. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2019 among the 462 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 34% 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 Delaware practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

319 physician assistant records list a practice address in Newark

They are 319 of the 4,662 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 695 physician assistant records in Delaware.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yolanda Angstadt, PACNewark, DE 197181427036136
  2. Amanda Canavan, PA-CNewark, DE 197181154307759
  3. Jeremiah Driscoll, PACNewark, DE 197181598743304
  4. Brian Duda, PACNewark, DE 197181982682795
  5. Timothy Felker, PACNewark, DE 197181780662593
  6. Eric Felker, PACNewark, DE 197181942288568
  7. Lori Felker, PA CNewark, DE 197181811975808
  8. David Frieswyk, PA-CNewark, DE 197181023019247

Common questions

What is John Distefano's NPI number?

John Distefano's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770263063, issued on Jul 20, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Distefano located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4755 Ogletown Stanton RD Ste 5A43, Newark, DE, 19718. Phone: (302) 623-0188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Distefano's license?

NPPES lists Delaware license number C5-0012159, as entered by the provider. Search the Delaware board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.