NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Katy, TX

Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1174703862, issued on Nov 9, 2007. Check the license (Texas N1276, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1174703862
Name
Joseph Bernard Caruso
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
N1276 TX
060357 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24433 Katy Fwy Ste 700, Katy, TX 77494
Phone
(478) 951-0896
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Caruso30
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Joseph Bernard Caruso among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meredith Brown, M.D.Katy, TX 774941639306574
  2. Santosh Dixit, D.O.Katy, TX 774941033444245
  3. Michele Fowler, D.O.Katy, TX 774941306832522
  4. Michael Freeto, M.D.Katy, TX 774941720279748
  5. Susan Frenzel, M.D.Katy, TX 774941346487915
  6. Alexander Kadin, MDKaty, TX 774941619089158
  7. Johnathon Kerns, DOKaty, TX 774941770813610
  8. Melissa Lancaster, DOKaty, TX 774941881919793

Common questions

What is Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174703862, issued on Nov 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24433 Katy Fwy Ste 700, Katy, TX, 77494. Phone: (478) 951-0896. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N1276, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Bernard Caruso, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.