Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gaffney, SC
Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gaffney, South Carolina, and NPI 1275190738, issued on May 21, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 82516, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Anthony Destefano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 82516 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 W Floyd Baker Blvd, Gaffney, SC 29341
- Phone
- (864) 489-3300
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2023
- Fax
- (864) 488-3744
- Medicaid ID
- 825165 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200610000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 840 W Floyd Baker Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Anthony Destefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 82516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
906 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Omeprazole32 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Farxiga24 claims
- Meloxicam23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $478.90
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
2 hospital affiliations
- Cherokee Medical CenterGaffney, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph Anthony Destefano among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gaffney
They are 21 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaffney, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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- Jamie Burns, DOGaffney, SC 293411295114742
- Robert Jackson, MDGaffney, SC 293411710965637
- Robert Kaemmerlen, M.D.Gaffney, SC 293411275504359
- David Lydon, D.O.Gaffney, SC 293411154390599
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Common questions
What is Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275190738, issued on May 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 W Floyd Baker Blvd, Gaffney, SC, 29341. Phone: (864) 489-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 82516, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD had 906 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Anthony Destefano, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. 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.