NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel R. Rainwater, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Gilbert, AZ

Joel R. Rainwater, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Gilbert, Arizona, and NPI 1518956499, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 25390, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1518956499
Name
Joel R. Rainwater
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
25390 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
838 W Elliot RD Ste 101, Gilbert, AZ 85233
Phone
(480) 374-7354
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2026
Medicaid ID
385999 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031124000791); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1991
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average diagnostic radiology physician in 2024

374 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 51 among the 2,711 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Rainwater374
  2. Specialty average51

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel120 claims
  2. Cilostazol54 claims
  3. Eliquis25 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
  5. Xarelto20 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone17 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $35,568.70

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Rainwater$35,569
  2. Specialty average$2,488

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Comprehensive Interventional Care Centers PLLCGilbert, AZ
  2. Imaging Associates OF New Mexico LLCScottsdale, AZ

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

Joel R. Rainwater among 869 diagnostic radiology physician records in Arizona

Joel R. Rainwater, M.D. is one of 869 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 573 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 869 diagnostic radiology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jaspreet Bisla, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852341508141599
  2. John Chang, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852341669669164
  3. John Davis, MDGilbert, AZ 852341427011014
  4. Melissa Dymond, D.O.Gilbert, AZ 852341790710457
  5. Mitchell Factor, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852341841399243
  6. Georg Hernandez, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852341003954322
  7. Man Hon, MDGilbert, AZ 852341376586065
  8. Brian Johnston, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852341639142847

Common questions

What is Joel R. Rainwater, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel R. Rainwater, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518956499, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel R. Rainwater, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 838 W Elliot RD Ste 101, Gilbert, AZ, 85233. Phone: (480) 374-7354. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel R. Rainwater, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 25390, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joel R. Rainwater, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel R. Rainwater, M.D. had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among diagnostic radiology physician prescribers was 51. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joel R. Rainwater, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.