Joseph Distefano, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Marietta, GA
Joseph Distefano, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1013357383, issued on Jul 1, 2013. Check the license (Georgia POD001323, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Distefano
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- POD001323 GA
01669 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3325 Shallowford RD Ste 200, Marietta, GA 30062
- Phone
- (770) 999-0804
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 003258042C GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211110000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Distefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license POD001323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium127 claims
- Ciclopirox66 claims
- Cephalexin48 claims
- Pregabalin40 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Ammonium Lactate28 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): 100 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: $1,431.23
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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 one group practice
- Foot And Ankle Reconstruction OF Georgia PCWoodstock, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Distefano among 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Georgia
Joseph Distefano, DPM is one of 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Georgia. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Georgia
There are 236 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Georgia.
All 236 in Georgia → Every provider in Marietta → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marie-Christine Bergeron, DPMMarietta, GA 300621447653761
- Neha DelvadiaMarietta, GA 300621578946745
- Mark Light, DPMMarietta, GA 300621427055805
- Tarak Amin, DPMMarietta, GA 300601376031526
- Candice Escalea, DPMMarietta, GA 300641679739742
- Ryan Goldfine, D.P.M.Marietta, GA 300641194107425
- Charles Haendel, DPMMarietta, GA 300601124002050
- Vivian Iwu, D.P.M.Marietta, GA 300641811019730
Common questions
What is Joseph Distefano, DPM's NPI number?
Joseph Distefano, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013357383, issued on Jul 1, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Distefano, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3325 Shallowford RD Ste 200, Marietta, GA, 30062. Phone: (770) 999-0804. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Distefano, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number POD001323, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Distefano, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Distefano, DPM had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Distefano, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.