Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Pittsburgh, PA
Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134148364, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS020976L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph G. Defrancesco
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
- License number
- DS020976L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 Lincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15202
- Phone
- (412) 766-1500
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 766-8090
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph G. Defrancesco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DS020976LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Penicillin V Potassium30 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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: $125.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 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 G. Defrancesco among 386 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Pennsylvania
Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD is one of 386 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Pennsylvania
There are 386 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Pennsylvania.
All 386 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) nationwide →
The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Grenadier, DDSPittsburgh, PA 152051932181831
- Michael Kahn, D.M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152061033195938
- Nicholaus Barbosa, M.D, D.M.DPittsburgh, PA 152121215375803
- Anel Basic, DMDPittsburgh, PA 152121881368686
- Svitozar Fokshey, DMDPittsburgh, PA 152121295049252
- Scott Godwin, DMDPittsburgh, PA 152121851778997
- Kaveh Ahani, DMDPittsburgh, PA 152131669877577
- Maryjane Anderson, D.M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131427505395
Common questions
What is Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD's NPI number?
Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134148364, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Lincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15202. Phone: (412) 766-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS020976L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph G. Defrancesco, DMD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.