Joseph W. Carlson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bismarck, ND
Joseph W. Carlson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1013939693, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 6884, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph W. Carlson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 6884 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 N 9TH St, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Phone
- (701) 530-8800
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 530-8763
- Medicaid ID
- 18016 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040303001277); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 74 in North Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 310 N 9TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Duncan Ackerman, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1508842154
- Kevin Axtman, PTPhysical Therapist1649298555
- Amanda Babb-ZachmeierPhysician Assistant1437175577
- Karissa BarfieldNurse Practitioner1114755097
- Timothy Bopp, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1124046016
- Jennifer Bryan, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1417981713
Verify Joseph W. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 6884Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin285 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl40 claims
- Celecoxib12 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): 72.3 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: $233.58
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Bone And Joint Center PCBismarck, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph W. Carlson among 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Dakota
Joseph W. Carlson, MD is one of 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Dakota.
All 74 in North Dakota → Every provider in Bismarck → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Duncan Ackerman, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585011508842154
- Timothy Bopp, MDBismarck, ND 585011124046016
- Laura Bruse, MDBismarck, ND 585011982796892
- William Canham, MDBismarck, ND 585011265535074
- Charles Dahl, MDBismarck, ND 585011750304556
- Ian Fyfe, MDBismarck, ND 585011144240532
- Mark Hart, MDBismarck, ND 585011912929449
- Timothy Juelson, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585011174569826
Common questions
What is Joseph W. Carlson, MD's NPI number?
Joseph W. Carlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013939693, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph W. Carlson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 N 9TH St, Bismarck, ND, 58501. Phone: (701) 530-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph W. Carlson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 6884, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph W. Carlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph W. Carlson, MD had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph W. Carlson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 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.