NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vincent Bruzola Dechavez

Internal Medicine Physician · Staten Island, NY

Vincent Bruzola Dechavez is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1518352244, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (New York 304191-01, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518352244
Name
Vincent Bruzola Dechavez
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
304191-01 NY
304191 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
242 Mason Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone
(182) 268-7167
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200731001300); accepts Medicare assignment
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 242 Mason Ave

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

  1. Liat Azoulay, M.S.CCC-AAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1225286313
  2. Jessie Beshara, PSYDClinical Neuropsychologist1396571618
  3. Briana Calcagno- DaviClinical Psychologist1609484377
  4. Mario CastellanosInternal Medicine Physician1548243611
  5. Kimberly Collins, M.S./O.T.R./L.Occupational Therapist1669783536
  6. Irene Constantinou, OTR/LPhysical Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist1477373827

Verify Vincent Bruzola Dechavez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,729 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vincent Dechavez1,729
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy164 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
  3. Tivicay112 claims
  4. Descovy94 claims
  5. Juluca59 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate38 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $139.07

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vincent Dechavez$139.07
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Physicians OF University Hospital PCStaten Island, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vincent Bruzola Dechavez among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Vincent Bruzola Dechavez is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

298 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Staten Island

They are 298 of the 12,351 NPPES records with a practice address in Staten Island, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mario CastellanosStaten Island, NY 103051548243611
  2. Garbis Dabaghian, MDStaten Island, NY 103051417930546
  3. Aaron Gottesman, MDStaten Island, NY 103051225028319
  4. Marianne Hamra, MDStaten Island, NY 103051225007941
  5. Chadik Hewlett, MDStaten Island, NY 103051134119662
  6. Ellen Koffler, MDStaten Island, NY 103051164460317
  7. Hartman Martin, MDStaten Island, NY 103051467442905
  8. Beatrice Nogueira, MDStaten Island, NY 103051003885724

Common questions

What is Vincent Bruzola Dechavez's NPI number?

Vincent Bruzola Dechavez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518352244, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vincent Bruzola Dechavez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 242 Mason Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10305. Phone: (182) 268-7167. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vincent Bruzola Dechavez's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 304191-01, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vincent Bruzola Dechavez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vincent Bruzola Dechavez had 1,729 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vincent Bruzola Dechavez's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.

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