NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Samuel Burch, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Rome, GA

Joseph Samuel Burch, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rome, Georgia, and NPI 1578069308, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license on the Georgia Composite 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
1578069308
Name
Joseph Samuel Burch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
239698 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
304 Turner Mccall Blvd SW, Rome, GA 30165
Phone
(704) 355-2000
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210628003122); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2018
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 304 Turner Mccall Blvd SW

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

466 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Burch466
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
  2. Carvedilol20 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium19 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
  5. Eliquis17 claims
  6. Furosemide16 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): 69.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score57.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activitiesnot scored

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

Industry payments in 2024: $21.37

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Burch$21.37
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 24 ON Physicians PCRome, GA

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

Joseph Samuel Burch among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Joseph Samuel Burch, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rome

They are 78 of the 1,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Rome, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Barnes, MDRome, GA 301651932108016
  2. Joseph Biuso, M.D.Rome, GA 301651790701431
  3. Ali Fakhri, M.D.Rome, GA 301651861421901
  4. Mark Jester, MDRome, GA 301651295762938
  5. Brian Keefe, MDRome, GA 301651295721629
  6. John Lewis, M.D.Rome, GA 301651881615367
  7. Rakesh Makadia, M.D.Rome, GA 301651538128079
  8. Mourad Nessim, MDRome, GA 301651275582058

Common questions

What is Joseph Samuel Burch, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Samuel Burch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578069308, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Samuel Burch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Turner Mccall Blvd SW, Rome, GA, 30165. Phone: (704) 355-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Samuel Burch, MD's license?

Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Joseph Samuel Burch, MD had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Samuel Burch, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.9 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.

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