Maurice E. Defina, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrington, CT
Maurice E. Defina, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1588749055, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 036318, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maurice E. Defina
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 036318 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT 06790
- Phone
- (860) 496-6650
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110204000074); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 540 Litchfield St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Carla AngevineRegistered Dietitian1295947091
- Joyce Armstrong, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881832327
- Allison Arnista, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689534257
Verify Maurice E. Defina in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 036318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
884 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis58 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
- Furosemide26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Sertraline Hcl24 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): 85 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCAvon, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maurice E. Defina among 846 emergency medicine physician records in Connecticut
Maurice E. Defina, MD is one of 846 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 86% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2011 among the 574 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrington
They are 12 of the 824 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrington, and 846 emergency medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Maurice E. Defina, MD's NPI number?
Maurice E. Defina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588749055, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maurice E. Defina, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 496-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maurice E. Defina, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 036318, 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 Maurice E. Defina, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maurice E. Defina, MD had 884 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maurice E. Defina, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.