Dr. Caroline N. Debenedictis, MD

Dr. Debenedictis practices at ReFocus Eye Surgery Center Waterbury in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Dr. Debenedictis' NPI, 1801058151, was assigned on June 27, 2008. Dr. Debenedictis holds Connecticut license 62969.

Dr. Debenedictis' primary practice is ReFocus Eye Surgery Center Waterbury, at 87 Grandview Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06708. The practice phone is (203) 574-2020.

Dr. Debenedictis' primary practice is ReFocus Eye Surgery Center Waterbury in Waterbury, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Debenedictis to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Debenedictis practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Debenedictis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Debenedictis is licensed in Connecticut.

CMS data shows 156 Medicare services from Dr. Debenedictis across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 65 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,400 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Debenedictis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 26 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Debenedictis' median patient age at 18, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Debenedictis wrote 97 Medicare Part D claims for 46 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 33 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $441 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 61 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Debenedictis for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Debenedictis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Debenedictis, published from 2013 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Strabismus, Oculomotor Muscles and Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures. Dr. Debenedictis has published most often in J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. Dr. Debenedictis' most frequent co-authors are Kammi B. Gunton, Bruce M. Schnall, MD and Alex V. Levin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Debenedictis from 9 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $79.