Katherine Anne Destefano
Neurology Physician · North Haven, CT
Katherine Anne Destefano is a neurology physician with a practice address in North Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1639495559, issued on Apr 16, 2010. Check the license (Connecticut 53818, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Anne Destefano
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 53818 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Devine St, North Haven, CT 06473
- Phone
- (203) 287-6100
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 287-6101
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150608001149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6 Devine St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Giavanna Chirico, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1841864642
- Vaidehi Chowdhary, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1417921297
Verify Katherine Anne Destefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 53818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
577 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Baclofen111 claims
- Dalfampridine Er86 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Glatiramer Acetate56 claims
- Tecfidera51 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl30 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): 73.6 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: $136.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Yale UniversityNorth Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Anne Destefano among 345 neurology physician records in Connecticut
Katherine Anne Destefano is one of 345 neurology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 2084N0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 neurology physician records list a practice address in North Haven
They are 6 of the 539 NPPES records with a practice address in North Haven, and 345 neurology physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adeniyi Fisayo, M.D.North Haven, CT 064731164741260
- Erin Longbrake, MDNorth Haven, CT 064731285862425
- John Peters, MDNorth Haven, CT 064731154858918
- David Pitt, MDNorth Haven, CT 064731790703221
- Molly Wilner, DONorth Haven, CT 064731487282224
- Howard Feldman, MDMilford, CT 064601306147244
- Madeleine Kitaj, M.D.Southbury, CT 064881881609451
- Amy O'Donnell, M.D.Southbury, CT 064881427370980
Common questions
What is Katherine Anne Destefano's NPI number?
Katherine Anne Destefano's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639495559, issued on Apr 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Anne Destefano located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Devine St, North Haven, CT, 06473. Phone: (203) 287-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Anne Destefano's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 53818, 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 Katherine Anne Destefano prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Anne Destefano had 577 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Anne Destefano's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.