Dr. Louis A. Telesford, MD

  • Hamden, CT
  • Cardiologist
NPI1023125523
Part D claims, 2024
4,280
Industry payments
$46,455
Affiliated sites
1
Medical group
1
State license
1
Practice address
2337 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
Practice phone
Call (203) 248-8142
Professional email
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Primary practice

Hamden Medical Services

Hamden, Connecticut

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Dr. Louis A. Telesford is a cardiologist in Hamden, Connecticut

Dr. Telesford practices at Hamden Medical Services in Hamden, Connecticut.

Dr. Telesford's NPI, 1023125523, was assigned on August 23, 2006. Dr. Telesford holds Connecticut license 034211.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 23, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(203) 248-8142
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Sex
Male

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Louis A. Telesford practices at Hamden Medical Services in Hamden, Connecticut

Dr. Telesford's primary practice is Hamden Medical Services, at 2337 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 in South Central Ct County. The practice phone is (203) 248-8142.

  • Hamden Medical Services
    2337 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 · South Central Ct CountyPhone(203) 248-8142

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Louis A. Telesford is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Telesford's primary practice is Hamden Medical Services in Hamden, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Telesford to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Louis A. Telesford's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Telesford practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hamden Medical ServicesAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Louis A. Telesford is one of 423 cardiologists in Connecticut

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Telesford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Telesford is licensed in Connecticut.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, ConnecticutPrimaryLicense 034211 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Telesford

Counts of cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

423cardiologists in Connecticut
4cardiologists in Hamden

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Louis A. Telesford's patients have a median age of 51

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Telesford's median patient age at 51, with 60% women.

Dr. Telesford's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 51

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Louis A. Telesford wrote 4,280 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Telesford wrote 4,280 Medicare Part D claims for 303 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,537 of them, across 86 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $896,742 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,182 claims across 101 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,280
Drugs named by CMS86
Total drug cost$896,742
Part D patients303

Dr. Telesford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,271 claims76%
  • Brand-name974 claims23%
  • Other35 claims1%

Dr. Telesford'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. Telesford's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics6%249 of 4,280 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%21 of 4,280 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: 4,1822024: 3,53715%

Drugs named by CMS: 86 in 2024, 101 in 2023.

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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

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Dr. Louis A. Telesford received $46,455 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 2,338 general payments to Dr. Telesford from 87 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $7,357.

General payments to Dr. Telesford by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Telesford by kind, 2016 to 2025

$46.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$45,68098%
  • Education$7242%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$510%

Companies that paid Dr. Telesford the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Louis A. Telesford's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Louis A. Telesford's NPI number?

Dr. Louis A. Telesford's NPI number is 1023125523. It was assigned on August 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Louis A. Telesford?

Dr. Louis A. Telesford is a cardiologist in Hamden, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Louis A. Telesford practice?

Dr. Telesford practices at 2337 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT 06518. Dr. Telesford's primary practice is Hamden Medical Services in Hamden, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Telesford to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Louis A. Telesford's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Telesford is (203) 248-8142.

What is Dr. Louis A. Telesford's medical license number?

Dr. Telesford holds Connecticut license 034211.

What drugs does Dr. Louis A. Telesford prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Telesford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Mounjaro.

Has Dr. Louis A. Telesford received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $46,455 in general payments to Dr. Telesford from 87 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Louis A. Telesford been practicing?

Dr. Telesford's NPI was assigned in 2006.

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