Dr. Joseph A. Cappa, MD

  • Hartford, CT
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1639273212PAC ID1557382439
Medicare services, 2024
4,423
Medicare patients, 2024
194
Part D claims, 2024
434
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
92
Practice address
80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102
Practice phone
Call (860) 545-5000
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Primary practice

Hartford Hospital

Hospital · Hartford, Connecticut

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Dr. Joseph A. Cappa is a gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut

Dr. Cappa practices at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare.

Dr. Cappa's NPI, 1639273212, was assigned on September 12, 2006. Dr. Cappa graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1987. Dr. Cappa holds Connecticut license 030928.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1557382439
NPI enumeration date
September 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(860) 545-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa practices at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut

Dr. Cappa's primary practice is Hartford Hospital, at 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102 in Hartford County. The practice phone is (860) 545-5000.

  • Hartford Hospital
    80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102 · Hartford CountyPhone(860) 545-5000

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Dr. Joseph A. Cappa is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Cappa's primary practice is Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. The medical group on file is Connecticut GI. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cappa to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cappa practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hartford HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joseph A. Cappa is one of 298 gastroenterologists in Connecticut

Gastroenterology is Dr. Cappa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Cappa is licensed in Connecticut.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, ConnecticutPrimaryLicense 030928 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Cappa

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

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa billed Medicare for 4,423 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,423 Medicare services from Dr. Cappa across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 194 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,429 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,423
Medicare patients194
Paid by Medicare$94,429
Procedure codes10

Dr. Cappa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 132024: 4,22432392%
Surgery
2023: 1062024: 8421%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 842024: 814%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 17
Other services
2023: 382024: 1755%

Where Dr. Cappa's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4,29997%
  • In a facility1243%

Dr. Cappa compared with the Connecticut median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cappa
  • Connecticut median
Medicare services
4,423vs 36112.3 times
Medicare patients
194vs 25323% below
Part D claims
306vs 53843% below

Medians across 284 gastroenterologists in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cappa'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. Joseph A. Cappa treated 194 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cappa in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cappa's median patient age at 63, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024194
Average age73
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Cappa's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cappa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9851%
  • Men9649%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cappa's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Anxiety34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Diabetes28%
  7. Mood disorders25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cappa's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa wrote 434 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cappa wrote 434 Medicare Part D claims for 272 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 306 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $438,001 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 470 claims across 11 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024434
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$438,001
Part D patients272

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

  • Generic285 claims66%
  • Brand-name and other149 claims34%

Dr. Cappa'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4702024: 30635%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 11 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

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Cappa for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cappa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cappa as offering telehealth. CMS counts 53 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Cappa, more than 65% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Cappa's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 89.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Cappa ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
65th percentile53 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
59th percentile39 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Joseph A. Cappa has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cappa in 2022. Dr. Cappa's most frequent co-authors are Guru Vythia Ganapathy Trikudanathan, MD, Shounak Majumder, MD and Koorosh Moezardalan, MD.

Papers3

Dr. Cappa's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Joseph A. Cappa received $316,102 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,132 general payments to Dr. Cappa from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $148,149.

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

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

$316.1Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$186,85259%
  • Consulting fees$64,91721%
  • Travel and lodging$32,24610%
  • Food and beverage$28,6529%
  • Other$3,1491%

Companies that paid Dr. Cappa 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

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Cappa graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1987.

  1. Medical schoolIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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Sources for Dr. Joseph A. Cappa'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's NPI number?

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's NPI number is 1639273212. It was assigned on September 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa?

Dr. Joseph A. Cappa is a gastroenterologist in Hartford, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa practice?

Dr. Cappa practices at 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102. Dr. Cappa's primary practice is Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cappa to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cappa is (860) 545-5000.

What is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's medical license number?

Dr. Cappa holds Connecticut license 030928.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa affiliated with?

Dr. Cappa practices at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. Dmand AI links Dr. Cappa to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa part of?

Dr. Cappa is linked to Connecticut GI. Dmand AI links Dr. Cappa to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cappa billed Medicare for 4,423 services in 2024, and Dr. Cappa accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cappa as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Joseph A. Cappa's MIPS score?

Dr. Cappa's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa see?

CMS counts 194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cappa in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cappa's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3380), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43239).

Where did Dr. Joseph A. Cappa go to medical school?

Dr. Cappa graduated from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cappa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf and Sutab.

Has Dr. Joseph A. Cappa received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $316,102 in general payments to Dr. Cappa from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joseph A. Cappa been practicing?

Dr. Cappa graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Cappa.

Who does Dr. Joseph A. Cappa publish with?

Dr. Cappa's most frequent co-authors are Guru Vythia Ganapathy Trikudanathan, MD (2 shared papers), Shounak Majumder, MD (1 shared paper) and Koorosh Moezardalan, MD (1 shared paper).

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