Joe B. Putnam, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Joe B. Putnam, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1073600193, issued on Oct 9, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME125498, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe B. Putnam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME125498 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Palm Ave Ste 600, Jacksonville, FL 32207
- Phone
- (904) 202-7300
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2025
- Fax
- (904) 202-2754
- Medicaid ID
- 015728000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151102001903); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe B. Putnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME125498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians IncJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe B. Putnam among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Joe B. Putnam, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathan Bates, MDJacksonville, FL 322071235192733
- Peter Bolan, MDJacksonville, FL 322071174502314
- Eric Ceithaml, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071063485506
- Subrato Deb, MDJacksonville, FL 322071548240765
- David Hall, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071700224110
- Elbert Kuo, MDJacksonville, FL 322071770669152
- Sara Mendoza Crespo, MDJacksonville, FL 322071003132192
- Joao Breda, MDJacksonville, FL 322091396357893
Common questions
What is Joe B. Putnam, MD's NPI number?
Joe B. Putnam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073600193, issued on Oct 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe B. Putnam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Palm Ave Ste 600, Jacksonville, FL, 32207. Phone: (904) 202-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe B. Putnam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME125498, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe B. Putnam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe B. Putnam, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joe B. Putnam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.