Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285259960, issued on Jun 9, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS023092, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Christopher Defazio
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS023092 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5140 Liberty Ave Ste 150, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 315-0407
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2023
- Fax
- (412) 315-0408
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231218001375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Christopher Defazio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS023092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
301 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl11 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium11 claims
- Famotidine11 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): 77.5 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
- Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Christopher Defazio among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
374 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 374 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Eric Frankel, MDPittsburgh, PA 152231912946518
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Common questions
What is Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO's NPI number?
Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285259960, issued on Jun 9, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5140 Liberty Ave Ste 150, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 315-0407. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS023092, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Christopher Defazio, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.