Joaquim S. Tavares, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Joaquim S. Tavares, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1437147295, issued on Oct 6, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 9087, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joaquim S. Tavares
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 9087 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6040 S Fort Apache RD Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89148
- Phone
- (702) 476-4900
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 476-4949
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051114000353); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6040 S Fort Apache RD Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joaquim S. Tavares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9087Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa114 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta83 claims
- Methylprednisolone72 claims
- Prednisone72 claims
- Azithromycin64 claims
- Breo Ellipta48 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): 45.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,818.12
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Eid Nevada Critical Care PLLCLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joaquim S. Tavares among 67 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Nevada
Joaquim S. Tavares, MD is one of 67 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 93% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2011 among the 58 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Nevada
There are 67 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Nevada.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ghulam Aftab, MDLas Vegas, NV 891481275987463
- Mohamed Alibakhiet, MDLas Vegas, NV 891481124549951
- Hikmat Dagher, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891481124094990
- Wael Eid, MDLas Vegas, NV 891481285622068
- Karan Gupta, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891481093157836
- Mohamed Hamam, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891481487005831
- Spandan Patel, MDLas Vegas, NV 891481902247604
- Mustapha Serhan, M.DLas Vegas, NV 891481265814628
Common questions
What is Joaquim S. Tavares, MD's NPI number?
Joaquim S. Tavares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437147295, issued on Oct 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joaquim S. Tavares, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6040 S Fort Apache RD Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV, 89148. Phone: (702) 476-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joaquim S. Tavares, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 9087, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joaquim S. Tavares, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joaquim S. Tavares, MD had 1,034 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joaquim S. Tavares, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45.5 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.