Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens, MD, MPH

  • Danbury, CT
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1104261361PAC ID5193023224
Medicare services, 2024
846
Medicare patients, 2024
241
Part D claims, 2024
357
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
Practice phone
Call (203) 739-7000
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Primary practice

Northwell Danbury Hospital

Hospital · Danbury, Connecticut

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens is an infectious disease specialist in Danbury, Connecticut

Dr. Desbiens practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health.

Dr. Desbiens' NPI, 1104261361, was assigned on May 1, 2013. Dr. Desbiens holds Connecticut license 63914.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193023224
NPI enumeration date
May 1, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(203) 739-7000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut

Dr. Desbiens' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital, at 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810 in Fairfield County. The practice phone is (203) 739-7000.

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Desbiens' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health. The medical group on file is Danbury Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desbiens to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Desbiens practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwell Danbury HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens is one of 168 infectious disease specialists in Connecticut

Infectious disease is Dr. Desbiens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Desbiens is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Desbiens' licenses on file in 2 states: Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, ConnecticutPrimaryLicense 63914 · taxonomy 207RI0200X
  • New Hampshire licenseLicense 19347

Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Desbiens

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens billed Medicare for 846 services in 2024

CMS data shows 846 Medicare services from Dr. Desbiens across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 241 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,544 for them.

Medicare services, 2024846
Medicare patients241
Paid by Medicare$75,544
Procedure codes7

Dr. Desbiens' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9302024: 81013%
Other services
2023: 02024: 36

Where Dr. Desbiens' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11714%
  • In a facility72986%

Dr. Desbiens compared with the Connecticut median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Dr. Desbiens
  • Connecticut median
Medicare services
846vs 2183.9 times
Medicare patients
241vs 1032.3 times
Part D claims
227vs 12089% above

Medians across 151 infectious disease specialists in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Desbiens' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens treated 241 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desbiens in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 86 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.67, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Desbiens' median patient age at 70, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024241
Average age75
Average risk score2.67
Also on Medicaid24%

Dr. Desbiens' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Desbiens' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10744%
  • Men13456%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Desbiens' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease56%
  4. Arthritis54%
  5. Mood disorders45%
  6. Chronic kidney disease44%
  7. Diabetes44%
  8. Anxiety42%

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

Dr. Desbiens' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens wrote 357 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Desbiens wrote 357 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 227 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $69,251 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 116 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024357
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$69,251
Part D patients78

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

  • Generic319 claims89%
  • Brand-name38 claims11%

Dr. Desbiens' 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. Desbiens' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics78%277 of 357 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: 1162024: 22796%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 8 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. Martha Tepas Desbiens offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Desbiens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Desbiens as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Desbiens, published from 2019 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Drug Hypersensitivity and Penicillins. Dr. Desbiens has published most often in Am J Med. Dr. Desbiens' most frequent co-authors are Michael S. Calderwood, MD, MPH, Benjamin Peter Chan, MD and David De Gijsel, MD.

Papers4
Years published2019 to 2023

Dr. Desbiens' papers by year, 2019 to 2023

Topics Dr. Desbiens writes about most

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Penicillins

Dr. Desbiens' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Desbiens

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Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens received $195 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Desbiens from 3 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $95.

General payments to Dr. Desbiens by program year, 2023 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Desbiens the most, 2023 to 2025

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

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens is board certified in infectious disease

  1. Board certified in infectious diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens'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)
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. Martha Tepas Desbiens' NPI number?

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens' NPI number is 1104261361. It was assigned on May 1, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens?

Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens is an infectious disease specialist in Danbury, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens practice?

Dr. Desbiens practices at 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810. Dr. Desbiens' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Desbiens to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Desbiens is (203) 739-7000.

What is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens' medical license number?

Dr. Desbiens holds Connecticut license 63914, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Desbiens in Connecticut and New Hampshire.

Which hospitals is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens affiliated with?

Dr. Desbiens practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut.

What medical group is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens part of?

Dr. Desbiens is linked to Danbury Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Desbiens to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Desbiens billed Medicare for 846 services in 2024, and Dr. Desbiens accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens see?

CMS counts 241 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Desbiens in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens board certified?

Yes. Dr. Desbiens is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Desbiens' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

What drugs does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Desbiens' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ceftriaxone, Daptomycin and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.

Has Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $195 in general payments to Dr. Desbiens from 3 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens been practicing?

Dr. Desbiens graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Desbiens, published from 2019 to 2023.

Who does Dr. Martha Tepas Desbiens publish with?

Dr. Desbiens' most frequent co-authors are Michael S. Calderwood, MD, MPH (1 shared paper), Benjamin Peter Chan, MD (1 shared paper) and David De Gijsel, MD (1 shared paper).

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