Joel Szela, D.O.
Infectious Disease Physician · Rochester Hills, MI
Joel Szela, D.O. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and NPI 1073994158, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (Michigan 5101021637, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Szela
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 5101021637 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 South Blvd E Ste 190, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
- Phone
- (248) 289-1509
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200807002872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1701 South Blvd E Ste 190
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Szela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101021637Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone31 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl31 claims
- Cefepime Hcl19 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium17 claims
- Linezolid13 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium13 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): 99 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $43.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Michel Hanna MD PCRochester Hills, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Szela among 301 infectious disease physician records in Michigan
Joel Szela, D.O. is one of 301 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Michigan
There are 301 infectious disease physician records in Michigan.
All 301 in Michigan → Every provider in Rochester Hills → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bishr Al-Ujayli, M.D.Rochester Hills, MI 483071790797355
- Svetlana Aminova, MDRochester Hls, MI 483071063577625
- Michel Hanna, M.D.Rochester Hills, MI 483071811994288
- Jinson Jose, M.DRochester Hills, MI 483071659605582
- Zachary Levine, M.D.Rochester Hills, MI 483071831401421
- Scott Smith, M.D.Rochester Hills, MI 483071184158305
- Sachi Gowda, M.D.Rochester Hills, MI 483091487705752
- Renuka Heddurshetti, MDRochester Hills, MI 483091811003247
Common questions
What is Joel Szela, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joel Szela, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073994158, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Szela, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 South Blvd E Ste 190, Rochester Hills, MI, 48307. Phone: (248) 289-1509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Szela, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101021637, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Szela, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Szela, D.O. had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Szela, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 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.
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.