Michael Charles Distefano, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Paramus, NJ
Michael Charles Distefano, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1407883887, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA04126600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Charles Distefano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MA04126600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 Route 17 North, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Phone
- (201) 261-5501
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 261-3350
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Charles Distefano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA04126600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 10.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.76
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Michael Charles Distefano among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Michael Charles Distefano, MD is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Paramus
They are 17 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Ast, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521427204106
- Andrew Beharrie, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521952361982
- Warren Hammerschlag, MDParamus, NJ 076521104981679
- Mark Hartzband, MDParamus, NJ 076521386639722
- Seth Kane, MDParamus, NJ 076521679614358
- Gregg Klein, MDParamus, NJ 076521528053642
- Eitan Kohan, M.D.Paramus, NJ 076521619358207
- Ajay Lall, M.D., M.S.Paramus, NJ 076521639451214
Common questions
What is Michael Charles Distefano, MD's NPI number?
Michael Charles Distefano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407883887, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Charles Distefano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Route 17 North, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 261-5501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Charles Distefano, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA04126600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Charles Distefano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Charles Distefano, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Charles Distefano, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 10.9 of 100. 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.