JOAN LUO, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 8943 SHADY GROVE CT, GAITHERSBURG, MD, 20877, with a listed phone of (301) 987-8988. NPI 1851376651 was issued on 12/14/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what LUO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,347 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 238 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $246K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 19.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 0/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 552 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 1,113 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.