Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1508841032, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2003-00332, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Anthony Destefano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2003-00332 NC
17274 SC
38537 TN
0101251249 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 694-7687
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 694-5763
- Medicaid IDs
- 230214777B GA
1508841032 VA
1508841032 NC
230214777C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141024000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Anthony Destefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2003-00332Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
- Cefdinir25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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): 76.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $145.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 6 group practices
- Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Haymarket, VA
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationHendersonville, NC
- Rural Physicians Group-Pannu PLLCParis, TN
- Southeastern Physician Services PCBristol, VA
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF North Carolina, PLLCElizabeth City, NC
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Texas, PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Anthony Destefano among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 39 of the 1,658 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508841032, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 694-7687. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2003-00332, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Anthony Destefano, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.