Joel Lawrence Bez, DO
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Portage, MI
Joel Lawrence Bez, DO is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Portage, Michigan, and NPI 1821060427, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101011338, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Lawrence Bez
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 5101011338 MI
JB011338 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3770 Glenkerry Court, Portage, MI 49024
- Phone
- (269) 329-2887
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (269) 329-2805
- Medicaid ID
- 3183460 MI
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Joel Lawrence Bez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101011338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl59 claims
- Pregabalin50 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl30 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 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): 100 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: $727.35
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Michigan
There are 94 interventional pain medicine physician records in Michigan.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in Michigan
- Jayashree Aithal, M.D.Monroe, MI1336187970
- Andrew Alshab, MD MPHSault Sainte Marie, MI1982738944
- Thomas Basch, MDWyoming, MI1619930575
- Richard Baumgarten, M.D.Grosse Pointe, MI1245254168
- Spencer Bertram, MDMidland, MI1205876513
- Mark Bicket, MDAnn Arbor, MI1497991624
- Christopher Bill, M.D.Saint Clair Shores, MI1073962296
- John Birgiolas, MDIonia, MI1639309388
- Braden Boji, MDPontiac, MI1295155828
- Louis Bojrab, MDAnn Arbor, MI1619073707
Common questions
What is Joel Lawrence Bez, DO's NPI number?
Joel Lawrence Bez, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821060427, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Lawrence Bez, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3770 Glenkerry Court, Portage, MI, 49024. Phone: (269) 329-2887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Lawrence Bez, DO's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101011338, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Lawrence Bez, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Lawrence Bez, DO had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Lawrence Bez, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.