Maria Russo-Appel, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Westport, CT
Maria Russo-Appel, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Westport, Connecticut, and NPI 1518050699, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 39949, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Russo-Appel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 39949 CT
218373 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 Long Lots RD, Westport, CT 06880
- Phone
- (203) 227-1251
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2024
- Fax
- (203) 226-8616
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240208003445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Russo-Appel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 39949Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCWestport, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Russo-Appel among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Maria Russo-Appel, 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 503 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 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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Common questions
What is Maria Russo-Appel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Russo-Appel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518050699, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Russo-Appel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 Long Lots RD, Westport, CT, 06880. Phone: (203) 227-1251. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Russo-Appel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 39949, 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 Maria Russo-Appel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Russo-Appel, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.