Dr. John Anthony Difini, MD

Dr. Difini practices at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, part of BJC Health.

Dr. Difini's NPI, 1144216581, was assigned on September 21, 2005. Dr. Difini graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Difini's North Carolina license number on file is 35320.

Dr. Difini's primary practice is Hedrick Medical Center, at 2799 North Washington Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601 in Livingston County. The practice phone is (660) 646-1480.

Dr. Difini's primary practice is Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, Missouri, part of BJC Health. Dr. Difini is also affiliated with Wright Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Saint Luke's Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Difini to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

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

Neurology is Dr. Difini's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Difini is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Difini's licenses on file in 8 states: North Carolina, Missouri, Arizona, Kansas, Connecticut, Michigan, New Hampshire and Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, epilepsy, essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain and head injury among the conditions Dr. Difini treats.

CMS data shows 332 Medicare services from Dr. Difini across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 212 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,092 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Difini in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Difini's median patient age at 74, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Difini wrote 1,461 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,312 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $42,949 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 945 claims across 27 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Difini for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Difini accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Difini as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Difini.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Difini, most recently NCQA PPC in 2015.

Dr. Difini graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1982.

Dr. Difini is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.