Joseph Alex, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Joseph Alex, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1407484819, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (South Dakota 14647, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Alex
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 14647 SD
25MA11609300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 333-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Alex in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 14647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin12 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): 76.7 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: $28.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Joseph Alex among 122 emergency medicine physician records in South Dakota
Joseph Alex, MD is one of 122 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 122 emergency medicine physician records in South Dakota.
All 122 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Belk, DOSioux Falls, SD 571051346254984
- Shelley Driver, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051942210679
- Donald Ellis, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051326048760
- Jared Friedman, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051306852694
- Robert Harms, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051942210687
- Donald Kosiak, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051073541215
- Beth Lapka, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051497765937
- Lucas Mailander, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051093742934
Common questions
What is Joseph Alex, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Alex, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407484819, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Alex, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 333-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Alex, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 14647, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Alex, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Alex, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Alex, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.