NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher John Joseph, DO

Ophthalmology Physician · Hermitage, PA

Christopher John Joseph, DO is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1902002553, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS014727, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902002553
Name
Christopher John Joseph
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
OS014727 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2151 Shenango Valley Fwy Ste C-5, Hermitage, PA 16148
Phone
(724) 877-7991
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2026
Fax
(724) 979-6770
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110714000501); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Christopher John Joseph in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

1,380 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Joseph1,380
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost328 claims
  2. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth217 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate134 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate120 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol94 claims
  6. Lumigan94 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $158.99

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Joseph$158.99
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher John Joseph among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania

Christopher John Joseph, DO is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Lindberg, D.O.Hermitage, PA 161481790712453
  2. Vincent Sanderson, MDSharon, PA 161461306011267
  3. Andrew Batchelet, M.D.Grove City, PA 161271871727925
  4. Kevin Smith, M.D.Greenville, PA 161251003895046
  5. Ankur Mehra, MDFarrell, PA 161211225492028
  6. Robert Stein, D.O.Farrell, PA 161211427091685
  7. Edward Redovan, M.D.New Castle, PA 161011164468682
  8. Michele Shober, D.O.New Castle, PA 161011700814290

Common questions

What is Christopher John Joseph, DO's NPI number?

Christopher John Joseph, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902002553, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher John Joseph, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2151 Shenango Valley Fwy Ste C-5, Hermitage, PA, 16148. Phone: (724) 877-7991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher John Joseph, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS014727, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher John Joseph, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher John Joseph, DO had 1,380 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher John Joseph, DO's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.