Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kent, WA
Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kent, Washington, and NPI 1326278060, issued on Jul 15, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD60238376, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Kwanzo Carey
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD60238376 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23213 Pacific Hwy S, Kent, WA 98032
- Phone
- (206) 870-8880
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1326278060 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121019000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23213 Pacific Hwy S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Kwanzo Carey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60238376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,836 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
- Lisinopril155 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium154 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Metformin Hcl99 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): 93.1 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: $24.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Kwanzo Carey among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kent
They are 70 of the 2,674 NPPES records with a practice address in Kent, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD's NPI number?
Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326278060, issued on Jul 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23213 Pacific Hwy S, Kent, WA, 98032. Phone: (206) 870-8880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60238376, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD had 3,836 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Kwanzo Carey, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.