Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lafayette, IN
Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1477886653, issued on Sep 7, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 02004553A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Andrew Virkler
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 02004553A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1411 S Creasy LN, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Phone
- (765) 447-4165
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2024
- Fax
- (765) 447-4168
- Medicaid ID
- 201286150 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150623002502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1411 S Creasy LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Bauman, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1447266960
- Jessica Baumetz Dpt, DPTPhysical Therapist1144642612
- Sara Blasing, DPTPhysical Therapist1275957938
- Rebecca Bunnell, CSTSurgical Technologist1649612391
- Daniel Daluga, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1851360853
- Gail Dodge, PTPhysical Therapist1528148301
Verify Joel Andrew Virkler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 02004553ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
797 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen207 claims
- Cefadroxil125 claims
- Celecoxib102 claims
- Methocarbamol83 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Amoxicillin66 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): 63.6 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: $101.21
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Orthopaedics-Indianapolis IncWest Lafayette, IN
- Rci (wrs) LLCDemotte, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Andrew Virkler among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O. is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% 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 Indiana 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 Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Highhouse, MDLafayette, IN 479051447229430
- Russell Meldrum, MDLafayette, IN 479051750332847
- Mark Page, MDLafayette, IN 479051073582573
- Paul Rodenhouse, DOLafayette, IN 479051508285388
- John Wagoner, MDLafayette, IN 479051891755252
- Joseph Hubbard, D.O.Lafayette, IN 479041912127622
- Rayhan Jalal, M.D.Lafayette, IN 479041659627149
- Eric Orenstein, M.D.Lafayette, IN 479041174524839
Common questions
What is Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477886653, issued on Sep 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 S Creasy LN, Lafayette, IN, 47905. Phone: (765) 447-4165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 02004553A, 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 Andrew Virkler, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O. had 797 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Andrew Virkler, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.6 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.