Joseph Abel Russo, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Westport, CT
Joseph Abel Russo, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Westport, Connecticut, and NPI 1073770194, issued on May 16, 2008. Check the license (Connecticut 041567, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Abel Russo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 041567 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 177 Post RD W, Westport, CT 06880
- Phone
- (203) 227-9902
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 177 Post RD W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Ehinger, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1811153265
- Sara Hess, PSYDPsychologist1841619749
- Mel SchwartzClinical Social Worker1316248289
- Nancy Selikoff, M.A., M.ED., CRCRehabilitation Practitioner1861905127
- Lapde So, MSProfessional Counselor1780998484
- Lisa Weitzman, M.A.Professional Counselor1598014649
Verify Joseph Abel Russo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 041567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
668 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine74 claims
- Alprazolam72 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate61 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl46 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate35 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate31 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: $31.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 Abel Russo among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Joseph Abel Russo, M.D. is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Westport
They are 38 of the 886 NPPES records with a practice address in Westport, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
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- John Moore, M.D.Westport, CT 068801578626214
Common questions
What is Joseph Abel Russo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Abel Russo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073770194, issued on May 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Abel Russo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 177 Post RD W, Westport, CT, 06880. Phone: (203) 227-9902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Abel Russo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 041567, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Abel Russo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Abel Russo, M.D. had 668 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.