NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Bigley

Urology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Joel Bigley is a urology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033358510, issued on Feb 6, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD448981, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033358510
Name
Joel Bigley
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
MD448981 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 605-3000
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130803000117); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5200 Centre Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hassan AlhassanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073136206
  2. Eric Anish, MDSpecialist1316919707
  3. George Arnold, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1316903677
  4. M Ayasso, M.D.Legal Medicine1295726693
  5. Miranda BabiakSpeech-Language Pathologist1366882532
  6. William BarringtonClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1356313613

Verify Joel Bigley in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

245 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joel Bigley245
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl97 claims
  2. Finasteride50 claims
  3. Potassium Citrate Er18 claims
  4. Dutasteride14 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl11 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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel Bigley among 663 urology physician records in Pennsylvania

Joel Bigley is one of 663 urology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 420 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 663 urology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin DaviesPittsburgh, PA 152321831200401
  2. Matthew Epstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321922668482
  3. Jay Herman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321477574234
  4. Richard Jacobs, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321073572509
  5. Bruce JacobsPittsburgh, PA 152321205091949
  6. Jodi MaranchiePittsburgh, PA 152321750362752
  7. Quoc-Dien Trinh, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321043585557
  8. Michelle Yu, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321811331317

Common questions

What is Joel Bigley's NPI number?

Joel Bigley's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033358510, issued on Feb 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Bigley located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 605-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Bigley's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD448981, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joel Bigley prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Bigley had 245 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel Bigley's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.