NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul L. Preissler, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Hartford, CT

Paul L. Preissler, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1285631630, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 019578, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285631630
Name
Paul L. Preissler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
019578 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
85 Seymour St, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone
(860) 524-5905
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(860) 522-3951
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100820000175); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1976
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 85 Seymour St

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

  1. Aderonke Adeniji, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649552159
  2. Philip AllmendingerVascular Surgery Physician1861492241
  3. James Alvarez, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1407853575
  4. Joseph Anquillare, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1316043045
  5. Samuel Anyatonwu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1023028933
  6. Alan Armstrong, P.A.Physician Assistant1790761898

Verify Paul L. Preissler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $249.14

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Preissler$249.14
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. 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).

Paul L. Preissler among 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut

Paul L. Preissler, MD is one of 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 1998 among the 48 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 208G00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 79 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ayyaz Ali, MDHartford, CT 061061023301835
  2. Whitney Burrows, M.D.Hartford, CT 061061205840444
  3. Jonathan Hammond, MDHartford, CT 061061235115965
  4. Sabet Hashim, MDHartford, CT 061061497719579
  5. Chester Humphrey, MDHartford, CT 061061891871448
  6. Robert Lowe, MDHartford, CT 061061447243951
  7. Dennis Mello, MDHartford, CT 061061962477497
  8. Sheelagh Pousatis, M.D.Hartford, CT 061061205214624

Common questions

What is Paul L. Preissler, MD's NPI number?

Paul L. Preissler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285631630, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul L. Preissler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 Seymour St, Hartford, CT, 06106. Phone: (860) 524-5905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul L. Preissler, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 019578, 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.

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.