NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED

Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA

Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1356795488, issued on Apr 14, 2016. Check the license (California A152169, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1356795488
Name
Joseph R. Cartwright
Credential
MD, MED
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A152169 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6955 Foothill Blvd Ste 200, Oakland, CA 94605
Phone
(510) 567-5700
Enumerated
Apr 14, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191121001354); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2016
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 6955 Foothill Blvd Ste 200

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

  1. Evangelina Camarena, LCSWClinical Social Worker1306242037
  2. Claire Camaya, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1508210592
  3. Susie Coleman, RNAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse1134687759
  4. Gaudelia Ebalo-Reyes, M.D.Specialist1639362858
  5. Melissa EelkemaInternal Medicine Physician1992168058
  6. Brianna Ennis, MDPediatrics Physician1013386630

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,760 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 186 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Cartwright2,760
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen123 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate108 claims
  4. Omeprazole86 claims
  5. Gabapentin79 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl75 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): 91 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 score82.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%64.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Alameda Health SystemOakland, CA

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

432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland

They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

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  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED's NPI number?

Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356795488, issued on Apr 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6955 Foothill Blvd Ste 200, Oakland, CA, 94605. Phone: (510) 567-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED's license?

NPPES lists California license number A152169, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED had 2,760 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph R. Cartwright, MD, MED's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.