NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Mishawaka, IN

Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mishawaka, Indiana, and NPI 1598763203, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01035309A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1598763203
Name
Joseph Michael Caruso
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01035309A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4630 Vistula RD, Mishawaka, IN 46544
Phone
(574) 647-1900
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2024
Fax
(574) 647-7289
Medicaid ID
100090740 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070416000376); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1985
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 4630 Vistula RD

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

  1. Daniel Abel, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508177619
  2. Ryan Bonek, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1730523846
  3. Helen Norris, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164463238
  4. Jennifer Pennington, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1114145687
  5. Aroba Sadaf, DOFamily Medicine Physician1689193211
  6. Jamie ThackerFamily Nurse Practitioner1548998131

Verify Joseph Michael Caruso in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

7,825 Medicare Part D claims for 611 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 428 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Caruso7,825
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium488 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium386 claims
  3. Lisinopril335 claims
  4. Simvastatin203 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
  6. Alprazolam175 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: $556.70

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Caruso$556.70
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Apogee Medical Group Indiana PCElkhart, IN
  2. Beacon Medical Group IncMishawaka, IN

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

Joseph Michael Caruso among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mishawaka

They are 48 of the 1,454 NPPES records with a practice address in Mishawaka, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bulger, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441821123035
  2. Shaukat Chaudhry, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441871541110
  3. Dale Deardorff, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441043266653
  4. Janet Galanes, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441235178856
  5. Laura Helman, DOMishawaka, IN 465441558313452
  6. Katherine Lisoni, MDMishawaka, IN 465441780601351
  7. Charles Myers, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441891781852
  8. James Reidy, M.D.Mishawaka, IN 465441457394934

Common questions

What is Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598763203, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4630 Vistula RD, Mishawaka, IN, 46544. Phone: (574) 647-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01035309A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Michael Caruso, M.D. had 7,825 Medicare Part D claims for 611 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.