Joseph Aferzon, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Portland, CT
Joseph Aferzon, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Portland, Connecticut, and NPI 1316960594, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 035092, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Aferzon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 035092 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 595 Main St, Portland, CT 06480
- Phone
- (860) 832-4664
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 832-4665
- Medicaid ID
- 001350925 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050920000899); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 595 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Aferzon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 035092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin23 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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: $57,481.70
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Joseph Aferzon among 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut
Joseph Aferzon, M.D. is one of 360 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% 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
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 surgery physician record lists a practice address in Portland
They are 1 of the 83 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 360 surgery physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Beth Sieling, MDSouthbury, CT 064881134145808
- Peter Zdankiewicz, M.D.Southbury, CT 064881093775660
- Charles Guglin, MD FACSMilford, CT 064601538191911
- Arvind Gupta, MDMilford, CT 064601518991397
- Jonathan Aranow, MDMiddletown, CT 064571922176825
Common questions
What is Joseph Aferzon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Aferzon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316960594, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Aferzon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 595 Main St, Portland, CT, 06480. Phone: (860) 832-4664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Aferzon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 035092, 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 Joseph Aferzon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Aferzon, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.