NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1235116880 M.D
Verify on CMS → Joel Callahan, M.D
Neurology Physician in Arden, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 519 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
93.5/100
▲ 10 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$99.46
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Joel Callahan, M.D reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,865 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 93.5/100
- MIPS score · +10 vs avg
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥69th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joel Callahan, M.D
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1235116880), first enumerated 12/26/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,865 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$99.46 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1235116880 · Neurology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1235116880
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 93.5/100
- RX-MID 3,865
- BOOK-LIGHT 540 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Sarim Mir · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Callahan · this …
Callahan · this provider
93.5 MIPS pts
- Brian Anziska · …
Brian Anziska
93.5 MIPS pts
- Sarim Mir · near
Sarim Mir
93.5 MIPS pts
- Yelena Amitina ·…
Yelena Amitina
93.5 MIPS pts
- Yaacov Anziska ·…
Yaacov Anziska
93.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Joel Callahan, M.D's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
94 ≥ 69th percentile 69% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Joel Callahan, M.D sits
This provider among neurology physician peers
Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joel Callahan, M.D writes more Part D claims than 90% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 72% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joel Callahan, M.D. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joel Callahan, M.D practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Joel Callahan, M.D?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Neurology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
3,865 185% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
93.5/100 10 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Joel Callahan, M.D's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 93.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1235116880 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Neurology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/26/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
93.5111
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.2392
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joel Callahan, M.D bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Henderson County Hospital Corporation
Brevard, NC
University OF North Carolina AT Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joel Callahan, M.D. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$99
Largest payer
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Most common payment type
Education
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,865
Total Claims
$1.6M
Total Drug Cost
519
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 7,797.733
- Total Day Supply
- 227,950
- Generic Drug Cost
- $115K
- Opioid Claims
- 41 (1.1% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.47
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 89, 65-74: 172, 75-84: 200, 85+: 58
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joel Callahan, M.D prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
428 claims
- Topiramate
Topiramate
191 claims
- Donepezil Hcl
Donepezil Hcl
180 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa-Levodopa
173 claims
- Memantine Hcl 165
Memantine Hcl
165 claims
- Clonazepam 112
Clonazepam
112 claims
- Pregabalin 112
Pregabalin
112 claims
- Propranolol Hcl 104
Propranolol Hcl
104 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 428 |
| Topiramate | 191 |
| Donepezil Hcl | 180 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Carbidopa/Levodopa | 173 |
| Memantine Hcl | 165 |
| Clonazepam | 112 |
| Pregabalin | 112 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 104 |
| Pyridostigmine Bromide | 92 |
| Lamotrigine | 87 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Neurology Physician Overview
How Joel Callahan, M.D fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.
20,467
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,356
Avg Claims per Provider
Joel Callahan, M.D's 3,865 claims are above the specialty average of 1,356.
Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Callahan, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (93.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Callahan.
One of 540 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Rami Abdel Aziz
MD
Fayetteville, NC
Dr. Mahmoud Abdelrazek
MD
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Nuhad Abou Zeid
MD
Winston Salem, NC
Dr. Dalia Abou Zeki
MD
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Indrani Acosta
M.D.
Winston Salem, NC
Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joel Callahan, M.D's specialty? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in Arden, North Carolina. Credentials: M.D.
How much does Joel Callahan, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joel Callahan, M.D wrote 3,865 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.6M in drug costs for 519 beneficiaries.
What is Joel Callahan, M.D's Medicare quality score? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.5/100 (Quality: 84.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Joel Callahan, M.D located? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D is located at 2775 HENDERSONVILLE RD STE 250, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 435-8250.
What is Joel Callahan, M.D's NPI number? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235116880, issued on 12/26/2005.
Does Joel Callahan, M.D prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Joel Callahan, M.D had 41 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.1%.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 20,467 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,356 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joel Callahan, M.D prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joel Callahan, M.D's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Topiramate, Donepezil Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joel Callahan, M.D accept Medicare? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,865 Part D claims and 519 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joel Callahan, M.D's credentials? ▼
Joel Callahan, M.D's NPI is 1235116880 with credentials M.D. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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