Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 29,742
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 401
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,415
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Practice phone
- Call (928) 336-7600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano is an orthopedic surgeon in Yuma, Arizona
Dr. Distefano practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health.
Dr. Distefano's NPI, 1598768830, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Distefano graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Distefano holds South Carolina license 51607.
- NPI
- 1598768830NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1355363821
- NPI enumeration date
- May 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (928) 336-7600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona
Dr. Distefano's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center, at 2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364 in Yuma County. The practice phone is (928) 336-7600.
- Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364 · Yuma CountyPhone(928) 336-7600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Distefano's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health. The medical group on file is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Distefano to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Distefano's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Distefano practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano is one of 377 orthopedic surgeons in Arizona
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Distefano's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Distefano's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
- Missouri license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Distefano
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano billed Medicare for 29,742 services in 2024
CMS data shows 29,742 Medicare services from Dr. Distefano across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 401 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $157,359 for them.
Dr. Distefano's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 30,6372024: 27,8389%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7432024: 7541%
- Surgery
- 2023: 8742024: 69121%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4472024: 4593%
Where Dr. Distefano's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office29,707100%
- In a facility350%
Dr. Distefano compared with the Arizona median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Distefano
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 29,742vs 98830.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 401vs 28740% above
- Part D claims
- 1,369vs 7418.5 times
Medians across 343 orthopedic surgeons in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Distefano's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano treated 401 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Distefano in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 187 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Distefano's median patient age at 68, with 64% women.
Dr. Distefano's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Distefano's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women25864%
- Men14336%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Distefano's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes41%
- Mood disorders32%
- Anxiety30%
- Depression30%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Distefano's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano wrote 1,415 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Distefano wrote 1,415 Medicare Part D claims for 471 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,369 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $25,282 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,765 claims across 13 drugs.
Dr. Distefano's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,413 claims100%
- Brand-name and other2 claims0%
Dr. Distefano's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Distefano's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids14%201 of 1,415 claims
- Antibiotics2%33 of 1,415 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,7652024: 1,36922%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 13 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano ranks in the 70th percentile for knee replacement in Medicare
Dr. Distefano accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 36 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Distefano, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Distefano ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 70th percentile36 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Distefano to 1 clinical trial.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Distefano
- Jorge I. Acevedo, MD1 shared trial
- Gregory J. Adamson, MD1 shared trial
- Kenneth H. Akizuki, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Distefano
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano received $53,975 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 268 general payments to Dr. Distefano from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $38,616.
General payments to Dr. Distefano by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Distefano by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$33,56562%
- Travel and lodging$13,63925%
- Food and beverage$5,79011%
- Speaker and faculty fees$9802%
Companies that paid Dr. Distefano the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Distefano graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1993.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's NPI number is 1598768830. It was assigned on May 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano?
Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano is an orthopedic surgeon in Yuma, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano practice?
Dr. Distefano practices at 2400 South Avenue a, Yuma, AZ 85364. Dr. Distefano's primary practice is Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, part of Onvida Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Distefano to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Distefano is (928) 336-7600.
What is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano's medical license number?
Dr. Distefano holds South Carolina license 51607, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Distefano in South Carolina and Missouri.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano affiliated with?
Dr. Distefano practices at Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano part of?
Dr. Distefano is linked to Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Distefano to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Distefano billed Medicare for 29,742 services in 2024, and Dr. Distefano accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano see?
CMS counts 401 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Distefano in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Distefano's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7328), injected or infused drug (J7318) and injected or infused drug (J3301).
Where did Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano go to medical school?
Dr. Distefano graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1993.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Distefano's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Diclofenac Sodium and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $53,975 in general payments to Dr. Distefano from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano been practicing?
Dr. Distefano graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Vincent Distefano do research?
Dr. Distefano has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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