NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Harper Carreau, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dakota Dunes, SD

Joseph Harper Carreau, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and NPI 1548580830, issued on Jun 9, 2010. Check the license (South Dakota 10027, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; 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
1548580830
Name
Joseph Harper Carreau
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
10027 SD
MD-43591 IA
29435 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
575 N Sioux Point RD, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
Phone
(605) 217-2667
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(605) 217-2900
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160831000280); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2009
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 575 N Sioux Point RD

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

  1. Tyson AllenSurgical Physician Assistant1053911123
  2. Aaron Althaus, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1518195619
  3. Brittany Anderson, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770969164
  4. Trisha Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1932734191
  5. Margaret Andriano-Hazel, PTPhysical Therapist1265128250
  6. Tiffany Becker, PTPhysical Therapist1699059246

Verify Joseph Harper Carreau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

277 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 148 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Carreau277
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin59 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl53 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  5. Meloxicam15 claims
  6. Cephalexin14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $129.68

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vericel Corporation. 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.

  1. Joseph Carreau$130
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Cnos PCWayne, NE
  2. Providence Medical CenterWayne, NE · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Harper Carreau among 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota

Joseph Harper Carreau, MD is one of 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 83 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 53% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

20 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Dakota Dunes

They are 20 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, and 113 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Althaus, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491518195619
  2. Benjamin Bissell, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491265582712
  3. Raymond Emerson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491720080856
  4. Michael Espiritu, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491902932015
  5. Thomas Jacobson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491063415305
  6. Brian Johnson, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491417122391
  7. Daniel Kensinger, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491679548267
  8. Ryan Meis, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491053314385

Common questions

What is Joseph Harper Carreau, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Harper Carreau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548580830, issued on Jun 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Harper Carreau, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 N Sioux Point RD, Dakota Dunes, SD, 57049. Phone: (605) 217-2667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Harper Carreau, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 10027, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Joseph Harper Carreau, MD had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.