NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marc P. Difazio, M.D.

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Rockville, MD

Marc P. Difazio, M.D. is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Rockville, Maryland, and NPI 1972556462, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0062946, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972556462
Name
Marc P. Difazio
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
License number
D0062946 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9715 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Phone
(301) 309-2211
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
005139000 MD
010248221 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110509000516); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1991
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 9715 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Alec Anders, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659339539
  2. Amy Andrus, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285869891
  3. Luciano Belizan, M.D.Specialist1346217338
  4. Barbara Bell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1447289038
  5. Sandra Birnbaum, P.T.Specialist1972545663
  6. Jason Brodsky, M.D.Surgery Physician1770582082

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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024

296 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Marc Difazio296
  2. Specialty average278

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam39 claims
  2. Lamotrigine36 claims
  3. Oxtellar Xr24 claims
  4. Valproic Acid17 claims
  5. Divalproex Sodium Er14 claims
  6. Cyproheptadine Hcl12 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: $2,804.27

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marc Difazio$2,804.27
  2. Specialty average$5,568.05

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

  1. Children's HospitalWashington, DC

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

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 56 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Maryland.

Other neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in Maryland

  1. Kristin Baranano, M.D., PH.DBaltimore, MD1063559268
  2. Ashura Buckley, MDBethesda, MD1982973707
  3. Vera Burton, MD/PHDBaltimore, MD1144489345
  4. Juan Caceres Noguera, M.D.Baltimore, MD1457798290
  5. Anne Comi, M.D.Baltimore, MD1023062114
  6. Miranda Creasey, MDBethesda, MD1699358473
  7. Shannon Dean, M.D., PH.D.Baltimore, MD1376803577
  8. Sylvia Edelstein, MDCabin John, MD1225136989
  9. Marleigh Erickson, M.D.Kensington, MD1760562615
  10. Seyed Ali Fatemi, M.D., M.B.A.Baltimore, MD1124148341

Common questions

What is Marc P. Difazio, M.D.'s NPI number?

Marc P. Difazio, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972556462, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marc P. Difazio, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9715 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD, 20850. Phone: (301) 309-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marc P. Difazio, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0062946, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marc P. Difazio, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marc P. Difazio, M.D. had 296 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. 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.