Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Springfield, IL
Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1871767251, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036126647, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Kwamina Awotwi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 036126647 IL
D79618 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 544-6464
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 757-6805
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150909002024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 800 E Carpenter St
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Verify Joseph Kwamina Awotwi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036126647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 claims
- Prednisone12 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): 72.9 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD
- St Agnes Healthcare IncBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871767251, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 E Carpenter St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 544-6464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036126647, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Kwamina Awotwi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.9 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.