Dr. Louis Thomas Difazio Jr., MD

Dr. Difazio practices at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey, part of Atlantic Health System.

Dr. Difazio's NPI, 1376510032, was assigned on March 2, 2006. Dr. Difazio graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Difazio holds New Jersey license 25MA05768200.

Dr. Difazio's primary practice is Morristown Medical Center, at 100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07962 in Morris County. The practice phone is (973) 971-5450.

Dr. Difazio's primary practice is Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, New Jersey, part of Atlantic Health System. Dr. Difazio is also affiliated with UPMC Altoona. The medical group on file is Practice Associates Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Difazio to 1 more 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. Difazio practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Difazio's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Difazio is licensed in New Jersey.

CMS data shows 478 Medicare services from Dr. Difazio across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 345 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,807 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 345 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Difazio in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Difazio's median patient age at 62, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Difazio wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $7,104 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Difazio for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Difazio accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Difazio from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $1,710.

Dr. Difazio graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1990.