Joseph Curtis Adams, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tupelo, MS
Joseph Curtis Adams, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1912003005, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15456, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Curtis Adams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15456 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 499 Gloster Creek Village, Tupelo, MS 38801
- Phone
- (662) 620-6800
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 620-6950
- Medicaid ID
- 05075871 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071205000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 499 Gloster Creek Village
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maurice Clark, ODOptometrist1770543092
Verify Joseph Curtis Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,713 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium440 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium433 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate375 claims
- Carvedilol343 claims
- Ezetimibe278 claims
- Eliquis262 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $831.18
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- North Mississippi Clinics LLCTupelo, MS
- North Mississippi Medical Center Services LLCTupelo, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Curtis Adams among 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi
Joseph Curtis Adams, MD is one of 142 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 92% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1996 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 142 cardiovascular disease physician records in Mississippi.
All 142 in Mississippi → Every provider in Tupelo → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Bertolet, MDTupelo, MS 388011295845444
- Benjamin Blossom, M.D.Tupelo, MS 388011477648087
- Michael Boler, D.O.Tupelo, MS 388011023305687
- William Calhoun, MDTupelo, MS 388011932219177
- William Carroll, MDTupelo, MS 388011649342585
- John Estess, MDTupelo, MS 388011497865638
- Jack Foster, MDTupelo, MS 388011184734337
- Douglas Hill, MDTupelo, MS 388011063504157
Common questions
What is Joseph Curtis Adams, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Curtis Adams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912003005, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Curtis Adams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 499 Gloster Creek Village, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 620-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Curtis Adams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15456, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Curtis Adams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Curtis Adams, MD had 4,713 Medicare Part D claims for 677 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Curtis Adams, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.