NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel M. Phelps, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Evansville, IN

Joel M. Phelps, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Evansville, Indiana, and NPI 1881129286, issued on Apr 24, 2017. Check the license (Indiana 02005835A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1881129286
Name
Joel M. Phelps
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
02005835A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 Mary Street, Evansville, IN 47747
Phone
(812) 450-3036
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(812) 450-2193
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200630001637); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2017
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 600 Mary Street

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

  1. Corie Aiken, FNPNurse Practitioner1326280868
  2. James Alsop, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1942683263
  3. Samantha Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1093250086
  4. Jennifer Arnoldi, PHARMDPharmacist1083813562
  5. Gabriel Ballinger, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1689105462
  6. Luke Barr, M.D.Neurology Physician1942620026

Verify Joel M. Phelps in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

370 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Phelps370
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate17 claims
  2. Furosemide15 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl15 claims
  4. Omeprazole14 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate13 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): 79.5 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 score78.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.9
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $39.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Phelps$39.24
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Deaconess Hospital, Inc.Evansville, IN

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

Joel M. Phelps among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana

Joel M. Phelps, DO is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

56 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Evansville

They are 56 of the 4,352 NPPES records with a practice address in Evansville, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Bennett, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471194092668
  2. Rama Chilukuri, MDEvansville, IN 477471699841874
  3. Roxana Donea, MDEvansville, IN 477471205898400
  4. Clifford Dotson, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471487689014
  5. Hemapriya Gopal Reddy, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471811301666
  6. Michael Hobson, MDEvansville, IN 477471922447135
  7. Ahmad Karim, M.D.Evansville, IN 477471205838414
  8. Tania Khalid, M.DEvansville, IN 477471326019043

Common questions

What is Joel M. Phelps, DO's NPI number?

Joel M. Phelps, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881129286, issued on Apr 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel M. Phelps, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Mary Street, Evansville, IN, 47747. Phone: (812) 450-3036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel M. Phelps, DO's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 02005835A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joel M. Phelps, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel M. Phelps, DO had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel M. Phelps, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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.

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