NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Brutico, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Joseph Brutico, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1730824210, issued on Apr 29, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD489725, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730824210
Name
Joseph Brutico
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD489725 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 E Mountain Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 808-7762
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2025
Fax
(570) 808-6128
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250808001384); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1000 E Mountain Dr

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

  1. Jeffrey Adler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1144395922
  2. Saba Afroz, MDHospitalist Physician1821473406
  3. Maria Elena Agostini, RPHPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1326378696
  4. Monica Ahuja, MDInfectious Disease Physician1982030524
  5. Zaid Aljuboori, M.D.,Neurological Surgery Physician1518233410
  6. Nigel Amankwah, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871151100

Verify Joseph Brutico in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

140 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Brutico140
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin24 claims
  2. Prednisone11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA

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

Joseph Brutico among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Joseph Brutico, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre

They are 65 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Amadio, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111720033996
  2. Gary Batok, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111871567685
  3. James Benkinney, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111184698821
  4. Gary Bonfante, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187111063457182
  5. Henry Chang, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111669434346
  6. Shawn Clark, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111285661306
  7. Nancie Fitch, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111710954771
  8. James McRipley, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111376506931

Common questions

What is Joseph Brutico, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Brutico, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730824210, issued on Apr 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Brutico, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 E Mountain Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 808-7762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Brutico, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD489725, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Brutico, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Brutico, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.