Lea Tripodi, PA-C
NPI 1871230573ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Manchester, CT
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Rheumatology Specialists of Connecticut Inc, practicing in Manchester, Connecticut. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $483,626 for 1,214 claims, against $31,027 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,391 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Manchester Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1871230573 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 16, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 14, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 14, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (CT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 80 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,165 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $31,027 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,214 · 2,625 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 347 |
| Total drug cost | $483,626 |
| Generic share | 94% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Rheumatology Specialists of Connecticut IncManchester, CT · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,391 · 81 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$3,388 · 201 payments from 24 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $509.58 | 33 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $147.38 | 15 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $136.67 | 7 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $106.04 | 5 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $86.83 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,391 · 81 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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