NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen S. Africano, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Darien, CT

Kathleen S. Africano, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Darien, Connecticut, and NPI 1659300416, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 000994, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659300416
Name
Kathleen S. Africano
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
000994 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17 Old Kings Hwy S, Darien, CT 06820
Phone
(203) 655-1559
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
004201795 CT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101014000965); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 17 Old Kings Hwy S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Leo Chaikovsky, MDPsychiatry Physician1659300465
  2. Sherry D'Elia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1588839047
  3. Ruth Grant, PHDPsychologist1891725925
  4. Victor Patin, MDPsychiatry Physician1881623544
  5. Celeste Pociask, M.D.Dermatology Physician1407903214
  6. Louis Trevisan, MDPsychiatry Physician1932132867

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,531 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathleen Africano4,531
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam310 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate277 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl234 claims
  4. Zolpidem Tartrate199 claims
  5. Lorazepam183 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Pamoate177 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: $2,332.07

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathleen Africano$2,332.07
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Harvest Healthcare LLCAvon, CT
  2. South-West Community Health Center IncBridgeport, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kathleen S. Africano among 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut

Kathleen S. Africano, APRN is one of 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2020 among the 566 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Connecticut

There are 1,108 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janet D'Arcangelo, PHD, APRN, BC-PMHCSDarien, CT 068201477619500
  2. Chinedu Ibemadu, APRNDarien, CT 068201679270979
  3. Lisa Burton, PHD,ARNP, PMHCNSFairfield, CT 068241073594479
  4. Richard CarrawayFairfield, CT 068241871018390
  5. Danielle Conklin, NP, RNFairfield, CT 068241851773378
  6. Ryan Dillon, APRNFairfield, CT 068241871861625
  7. Renee DivineFairfield, CT 068241245028521
  8. Theodore HendricksonFairfield, CT 068241699336073

Common questions

What is Kathleen S. Africano, APRN's NPI number?

Kathleen S. Africano, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659300416, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen S. Africano, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Old Kings Hwy S, Darien, CT, 06820. Phone: (203) 655-1559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen S. Africano, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000994, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kathleen S. Africano, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen S. Africano, APRN had 4,531 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.