Joe Ghata, MD
Nephrology Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Joe Ghata, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1215258017, issued on Jun 15, 2010. Check the license (Oklahoma 27952, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Ghata
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 27952 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 608 NW 9TH St Ste 4106, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
- Phone
- (405) 272-8367
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131216001292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 608 NW 9TH St Ste 4106
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joe Ghata in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 27952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,742 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol129 claims
- Furosemide110 claims
- Farxiga89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
- Kerendia80 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl67 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): 93.2 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: $4,696.70
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus, OK · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nephrology Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 112 nephrology physician records in Oklahoma.
Other nephrology physician records in Oklahoma
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- Sunil Agrawal, MDTulsa, OK1093953747
- Suhas Agte, M DLawton, OK1720036122
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- Zubair Ahmad, M.D.Tulsa, OK1962427112
- Bereket Alemu, M.DMidwest City, OK1134431877
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- Ismail Almokyad, MDTulsa, OK1649628991
Common questions
What is Joe Ghata, MD's NPI number?
Joe Ghata, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215258017, issued on Jun 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Ghata, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 608 NW 9TH St Ste 4106, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102. Phone: (405) 272-8367. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Ghata, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 27952, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe Ghata, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe Ghata, MD had 2,742 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joe Ghata, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 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.