Mirela Nicolescu, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Waterbury, CT
Mirela Nicolescu, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Waterbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1750601985, issued on Jun 10, 2010. Check the license (Connecticut 55368, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mirela Nicolescu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 55368 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 E Main St, Waterbury, CT 06705
- Phone
- (203) 709-6855
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 709-5239
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160916000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3801 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debra Giesen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1518549229
- Rebecca Iannotti, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1598584526
- Eliza LongSurgical Physician Assistant1144054842
- Kiley MichaelsPhysician Assistant1114516341
- Nicole Sookhan, M.D.Surgery Physician1629262712
- Sneha Teresa Selvin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407630122
Verify Mirela Nicolescu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 55368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,612 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 210 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate621 claims
- Prednisone498 claims
- Methotrexate413 claims
- Gabapentin285 claims
- Alendronate Sodium215 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl209 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: $472.44
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Trinity Health OF New England Provider Network Organization IncWaterbury, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 145 rheumatology physician records in Connecticut.
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- Micha Abeles, M.D.Meriden, CT1497751556
- Jackilyn Annelli, PANorwich, CT1245085315
- Sandra Apenteng, MDGlastonbury, CT1801359138
- Catharine Arnold, MDGuilford, CT1306909742
- Daisy Bang, MDShelton, CT1356579460
- Erik Beger, M.DNorwalk, CT1992801989
- Daniel Belin, M.D.Middletown, CT1841265048
- Lana Bernstein, M.D.Greenwich, CT1912012857
Common questions
What is Mirela Nicolescu, MD's NPI number?
Mirela Nicolescu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750601985, issued on Jun 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mirela Nicolescu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 E Main St, Waterbury, CT, 06705. Phone: (203) 709-6855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mirela Nicolescu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 55368, 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 Mirela Nicolescu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mirela Nicolescu, MD had 4,612 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.