NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED.

Psychiatry Physician · Killeen, TX

Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Killeen, Texas, and NPI 1942647961, issued on May 31, 2013. Check the license (Texas R7174, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942647961
Name
Joseph Bishara
Credential
M.D., M.ED.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
R7174 TX
11017149A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2407 Clear Creek RD, Killeen, TX 76549
Phone
(254) 519-8803
Enumerated
May 31, 2013
Record last updated
Mar 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180719003089); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2407 Clear Creek RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kenneth AbaraPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1902643919
  2. Kwame AddoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1598395063
  3. Demarje Coley, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558203349
  4. Susan Davis, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1639739980
  5. James Slover, LPCCounselor1669647822

Verify Joseph Bishara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

174 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Joseph Bishara174
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Austedo14 claims
  2. Lurasidone Hcl14 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate14 claims
  4. Hydroxyzine Hcl12 claims
  5. Latuda11 claims
  6. Methylphenidate Er11 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): 71.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score55.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Metroplex Clinic Physicians IncKilleen, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Bishara among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Beisel, M.D.Killeen, TX 765491619906062
  2. Alisa Cross, MDKilleen, TX 765491992886840
  3. Maria Zapata-Vega, MDKilleen, TX 765491942387915
  4. Antonio Bartonico, M.D.Harker Heights, TX 765481912188111
  5. Craig Bush, MDFt Cavazos, TX 765481548314784
  6. Carlo Carandang, MDHarker Heights, TX 765481245716224
  7. Eric Meehan, MDHarker Heights, TX 765481114073723
  8. Rayad Barakat, MDFort Cavazos, TX 765441962905638

Common questions

What is Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED.'s NPI number?

Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942647961, issued on May 31, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2407 Clear Creek RD, Killeen, TX, 76549. Phone: (254) 519-8803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R7174, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED. had 174 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Bishara, M.D., M.ED.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.1 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.