JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in LAS VEGAS, Nevada. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 45.5215/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 959 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 45.5215/100
- MIPS score · -38 vs avg
- 959
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure
46 4th percentile higher than 4% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Nevada
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Nevada providers
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Nevada
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Nevada
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 45.5215/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — 45.5215/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician US NPIs
45.5215/100 MIPS final score — 37.6 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Quality dim: 25.382. Cost dim: 71.8714.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 6040 S FORT APACHE RD STE 100, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89148, with a listed phone of (702) 476-4900. NPI 1437147295 was issued on 10/06/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what TAVARES 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 959 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 129 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $938K in drug spend. 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 45.5215/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 25.382, Cost 71.8714), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,631 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,069 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.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1437147295 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/06/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.8K
Largest payer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,212
- Total Day Supply
- 30,563
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 124
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.06
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 15, 65-74: 54, 75-84: 49, 85+: 11
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
87 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
80 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
79 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
75 claims
- Azithromycin
Azithromycin
59 claims
- Symbicort
Symbicort
52 claims
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
43 claims
- Ventolin Hfa
Ventolin Hfa
40 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 87 |
| Methylprednisolone | 80 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 79 |
| Prednisone | 75 |
| Azithromycin | 59 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 52 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 43 |
| Ventolin Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 40 |
| Ofev Nintedanib Esylate | 39 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 32 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
JOAQUIM TAVARES, MD's 959 claims are below the specialty average of 1,069.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Nevada
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nevada, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as TAVARES.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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