Joseph David Caruso, MD
Surgery Physician · Farmington, ME
Joseph David 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 David 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
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200910002553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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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Verify Joseph David 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
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- MainehealthFarmington, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph David Caruso among 229 surgery physician records in Maine
Joseph David Caruso, MD is one of 229 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maine. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 surgery physician records list a practice address in Farmington
They are 9 of the 349 NPPES records with a practice address in Farmington, and 229 surgery physician records in Maine.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anfin Erickson, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381174956742
- Eric Gunther, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381083710834
- R. Hayward, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381699858910
- Shane Lydon, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381497987945
- Gregory Marshall, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381225134174
Common questions
What is Joseph David Caruso, MD's NPI number?
Joseph David 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 David 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 David 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 David Caruso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph David Caruso, MD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph David Caruso, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.