Joseph Caruso, MD
Surgery Physician · Farmington, ME
Joseph Caruso, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Farmington, Maine, and NPI 1720311293, issued on Sep 15, 2009. Check the license (Maine MD23721, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Caruso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD23721 ME
0101249661 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938
- Phone
- (207) 778-6579
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 181 Franklin Health Commons
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gabriel Civiello, MDPediatrics Physician1568696326
- Dawn Elliott, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1376529792
- Eric Gunther, M.D.Surgery Physician1083710834
Verify Joseph Caruso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD23721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- MainehealthFarmington, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
8 surgery physician records list a Farmington practice address
They are 8 of the 349 NPPES records with a Farmington practice address, and 233 surgery physician records in Maine.
All 8 in Farmington → All 233 in Maine → Every provider in Farmington →
Other surgery physician records in Maine
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- Salah Al-Hashimi, MDSouth Portland, ME1659363703
- Rachael Amador, DOSkowhegan, ME1942707153
- Ratnakar Andalkar, M.D.Norway, ME1194769927
- Philip Anderson, MDKittery, ME1033211792
- Shahriar Anoushfar, D.O.Houlton, ME1841258365
- Anne Applebaum, MDBangor, ME1053871657
- Marie Audett, MDPortland, ME1891920823
Common questions
What is Joseph Caruso, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Caruso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720311293, issued on Sep 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Caruso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME, 04938. Phone: (207) 778-6579. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Caruso, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD23721, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Caruso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Caruso, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Caruso, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.