Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1689693269, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 25869, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Frank Catalano
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 25869 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 401, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 394-6341
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 394-6340
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070626000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 401
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Frank Catalano in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 25869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
176 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam71 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Lidocaine13 claims
- Celecoxib12 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.51
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Frank Catalano among 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky
Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D. is one of 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 260 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 364 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 364 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Borden, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071467454397
- Reid Brown, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071083616908
- Katherine George, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071669474599
- Robert Goodin, MDLouisville, KY 402071912998485
- Scott Kuiper, MDLouisville, KY 402071245221803
- Thomas Lehmann, MDLouisville, KY 402071881685451
- Norman Lewis, MDLouisville, KY 402071700877990
- Thomas Loeb, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071336142447
Common questions
What is Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689693269, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 401, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 394-6341. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 25869, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D. had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Frank Catalano, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.