NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Dermatology Physician NPI 1184699365 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Joel Sears, M.D.
Dermatology Physician in Spokane Valley, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 14,645 in Dermatology 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.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
314
Medicare Part D claims · 227 beneficiaries · Dermatology Physician avg: 729
MIPS score
83.8/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$20.15
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Joel Sears, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.8/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 314 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 83.8/100
- MIPS score · +0 vs avg
- 314
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥39th
- 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 Sears, 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 1184699365), first enumerated 02/21/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 314 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 83.8/100 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
Industry payment transparency
$20.15 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
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Joel Sears, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1184699365 · Dermatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1184699365
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 15K Dermatology Physician
- MIPS-INLINE 83.8/100
- RX-LIGHT 314
- BOOK-THIN 363 in Washington
- PHOTO-FINISH Anthony Albregts · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Sears · this pro…
Sears · this provider
83.8 MIPS pts
- Elizabeth Cabrer…
Elizabeth Cabrera
83.8 MIPS pts
- Anthony Albregts…
Anthony Albregts
83.8 MIPS pts
- Jeffrey Bidinger…
Jeffrey Bidinger
83.8 MIPS pts
- Bret Blackhart ·…
Bret Blackhart
83.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Joel Sears, 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.
84 ≥ 39th percentile 39% 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 Sears, M.D. sits
This provider among dermatology physician peers
Across the 5,700 dermatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joel Sears, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 21% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 39% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one dermatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joel Sears, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joel Sears, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - 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 Sears, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Dermatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
314 57% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
83.8/100 0.3 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Joel Sears, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Dermatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 83.8/100
- 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 | 1184699365 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/21/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
83.8088
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
87.5838
Quality
71.779
Cost
84
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
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 Sears, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$20
Largest payer
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
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.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Joel Sears, M.D.. To verify Joel Sears, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
314
Total Claims
$7K
Total Drug Cost
227
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 329
- Total Day Supply
- 4,730
- Generic Drug Cost
- $7K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 125
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.12
- Gender Split
- 47% female / 53% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joel Sears, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
102 claims
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
83 claims
- Clobetasol Propion… 24
Clobetasol Propionate
24 claims
- Fluorouracil 19
Fluorouracil
19 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 11
Doxycycline Hyclate
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 102 |
| Mupirocin | 83 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 24 |
| Fluorouracil | 19 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Dermatology Physician Overview
How Joel Sears, M.D. fits within the Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.
14,645
Dermatology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Dermatology Physician
729
Avg Claims per Provider
Joel Sears, M.D.'s 314 claims are below the specialty average of 729.
Nationwide Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sears, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (83.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Dermatology Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sears.
One of 363 Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Kim Abson
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Tomoko Akaike
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Geoffrey Ames
MD
Richland, WA
Dr. Marcos Antezana
M.D.
Seattle, WA
Dr. Morgan Arnold
DO
Wenatchee, WA
Compare Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joel Sears, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D. specializes in Dermatology Physician and practices in Spokane Valley, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Joel Sears, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Joel Sears, M.D. wrote 314 Medicare Part D claims totaling $7K in drug costs for 227 beneficiaries.
What is Joel Sears, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.8/100 (Quality: 87.6, Cost: 71.8). 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 Sears, M.D. located? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D. is located at 1807 N HUTCHINSON RD, Spokane Valley, WA, 99212. Phone: (509) 456-7414.
What is Joel Sears, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184699365, issued on 02/21/2006.
How many Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 14,645 Dermatology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Dermatology Physician provider writes 729 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joel Sears, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Joel Sears, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Mupirocin, Clobetasol Propionate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joel Sears, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 314 Part D claims and 227 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joel Sears, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Joel Sears, M.D.'s NPI is 1184699365 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 (2023). 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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