Joel Scott Tupper, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Joel Scott Tupper, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1427083609, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 17397, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Scott Tupper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 17397 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12301 N Western Ave Ste 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73114
- Phone
- (405) 757-8338
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2025
- Fax
- (405) 757-9294
- Medicaid ID
- 100257910B OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916000495); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 302 in Oklahoma → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 12301 N Western Ave Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jere Claunch, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1518977867
- Daniel Jones, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1538169883
- Lan-Uyen NguyenFamily Medicine Physician1174152680
- Dianne Tupper, R.N., OPA-CMedical Physician Assistant1740578103
Verify Joel Scott Tupper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 17397Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 96% of the cost of the top drugs
1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims. 115 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix494 claims
- Arexvy417 claims
- Boostrix Tdap113 claims
- Ibuprofen95 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Abrysvo42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $720.10
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was OMNIlife science, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 4 group practices
- Alva Hospital AuthorityAlva, OK
- Prairie Gardens Medical LLCOklahoma City, OK
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncStillwater, OK
- US Wound LLCOklahoma City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Scott Tupper among 302 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oklahoma
Joel Scott Tupper, MD is one of 302 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 302 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Oklahoma.
All 302 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Coupens, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141861463416
- William Edmonds, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731141770581506
- Robert German, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141841298189
- David Holden, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141801894159
- Thomas Janssen, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141720086911
- Daniel Jones, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141538169883
- Warren Low, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141568460806
- Donald McGinnis, MDOklahoma City, OK 731141477551703
Common questions
What is Joel Scott Tupper, MD's NPI number?
Joel Scott Tupper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427083609, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Scott Tupper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12301 N Western Ave Ste 101, Oklahoma City, OK, 73114. Phone: (405) 757-8338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Scott Tupper, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 17397, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Scott Tupper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Scott Tupper, MD had 1,449 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.