NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Joseph, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX

James Joseph, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1033438387, issued on May 26, 2010. Check the license (Texas P6431, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1033438387
Name
James Joseph
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
P6431 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone
(915) 544-1200
Enumerated
May 26, 2010
Record last updated
Mar 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130808000463); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 4815 Alameda Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Heather Acosta, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013513456
  3. Aishah Al-Naiem, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1134827090
  4. David Alonso, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538672738
  5. Daisy Alvarado, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1235632126
  6. Carlos AlvarezTechnician/Technologist1962337154

Verify James Joseph in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

182 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Joseph182
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium18 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score94.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $224.10

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Joseph$224.10
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Joseph among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

James Joseph, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 262 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ko Ko Aung, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051932272655
  2. Elaine Barron, MD PAEl Paso, TX 799051255312724
  3. Pedro Blandon, M.DEl Paso, TX 799051275531469
  4. Harry Davis, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051992731061
  5. S Didia, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051356385355
  6. Maureen Francis, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051699750687
  7. Hoi Ho, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051427094820
  8. Thwe Htay, MD, FACPEl Paso, TX 799051245326529

Common questions

What is James Joseph, MD's NPI number?

James Joseph, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033438387, issued on May 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Joseph, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4815 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX, 79905. Phone: (915) 544-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Joseph, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P6431, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Joseph, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Joseph, MD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James Joseph, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.