Joseph William Caravella, DO
Hospitalist Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Joseph William Caravella, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1275024267, issued on May 24, 2018. Check the license (Florida OS20715, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph William Caravella
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- OS20715 FL
S5572 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908
- Phone
- (239) 628-3192
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2025
- Fax
- (239) 647-5431
- Medicaid ID
- 127966300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210216001944); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph William Caravella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS20715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
362 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Furosemide13 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): 100 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: $184.09
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ess OF Port Lavaca LLCPort Lavaca, TX
- Lee Health System IncFort Myers, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph William Caravella among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Joseph William Caravella, DO is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% 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, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fort Myers
They are 181 of the 7,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Myers, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Joseph William Caravella, DO's NPI number?
Joseph William Caravella, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275024267, issued on May 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph William Caravella, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL, 33908. Phone: (239) 628-3192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph William Caravella, DO's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS20715, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph William Caravella, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph William Caravella, DO had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph William Caravella, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.