Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD
Surgery Physician · Albany, NY
Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1295969574, issued on May 14, 2009. Check the license (New York 278120, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lori Ann Defreest
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 278120 NY
62821 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-2000
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151007002223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lori Ann Defreest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 278120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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: $34.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical). The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CenterPlattsburgh, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lori Ann Defreest among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295969574, issued on May 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 278120, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Lori Ann Defreest, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.