Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM
Podiatrist · Norwich, CT
Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Norwich, Connecticut, and NPI 1164498861, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 000609, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph William Difrancesca
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 000609 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Case St, Norwich, CT 06360
- Phone
- (860) 889-0022
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Fax
- (860) 887-8763
- Medicaid ID
- 008017209 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100429000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph William Difrancesca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 000609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ammonium Lactate57 claims
- Cephalexin15 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): 94.2 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).
Joseph William Difrancesca among 166 podiatrist records in Connecticut
Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM is one of 166 podiatrist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 72% 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 27% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 27% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Connecticut
There are 166 podiatrist records in Connecticut.
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The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harris Kleinkopf, D.P.M.Norwich, CT 063601831294040
- Eric Levine, DPMNorwich, CT 063601689626020
- Edward Tarka, D.P.M.Norwich, CT 063601538264767
- Sean Colsen, DPMPawcatuck, CT 063791215019435
- Thomas Walter, DPMPawcatuck, CT 063791457317190
- Sonya Marshall, DPMGroton, CT 063401609059286
- Jeffrey Kierstein, DPMWaterford, CT 063851841250446
- Kenneth Kierstein, DPMWaterford, CT 063851093140162
Common questions
What is Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM's NPI number?
Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164498861, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Case St, Norwich, CT, 06360. Phone: (860) 889-0022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000609, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph William Difrancesca, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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.