Joan Luo, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Joan Luo, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1851376651, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D56140, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Luo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License numbers
- D56140 MD
VA0101225846 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8943 Shady Grove CT, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Phone
- (301) 987-8988
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 987-8933
- Medicaid IDs
- 010101743 VA
432320300 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110429000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Luo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D56140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
1,210 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 272 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium209 claims
- Meloxicam167 claims
- Tramadol Hcl158 claims
- Gabapentin155 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium129 claims
- Prolia117 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $41.74
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan Luo among 61 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Maryland
Joan Luo, M.D. is one of 61 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 2081P2900X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Maryland
There are 61 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Maryland.
All 61 in Maryland → Every provider in Gaithersburg → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohsin Sheikh, MDGaithersburg, MD 208771417151259
- Atif Malik, MDGermantown, MD 208761386631869
- Nicholas Tannous, M.D.Germantown, MD 208761386817831
- Shelton Davis, MDBethesda, MD 208891235120684
- Edward Dolomisiewicz, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208891497018824
- Ankush Jain, D.O.Bethesda, MD 208891770891574
- Sohan Nagrani, MDSilver Spring, MD 209011497132518
- Akshay Garg, MDRockville, MD 208521518223411
Common questions
What is Joan Luo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joan Luo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851376651, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Luo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8943 Shady Grove CT, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (301) 987-8988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Luo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D56140, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joan Luo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Luo, M.D. had 1,210 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joan Luo, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.