NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Parkersburg, WV

Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1871926246, issued on Aug 20, 2013. Check the license (West Virginia #ED0399A, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1871926246
Name
Joseph Christopher Cihlar
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
#ED0399A WV
0000003971 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 Garfield Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone
(304) 424-2777
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200811001602); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Lincoln Mem Univ, Debusk Col Of Osteopathic Med, 2013
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 800 Garfield Ave

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

  1. Jose Abalos, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1912993056
  2. Brittany AllenFamily Nurse Practitioner1750918546
  3. Jennifer Auxier, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1821387929
  4. Suzanne Baker, RDRegistered Dietitian1952929531
  5. Chad Ball, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1629628565
  6. Eric Beeson, LCPC, CRCProfessional Counselor1639485915

Verify Joseph Christopher Cihlar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

565 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Cihlar565
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin53 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 claims
  3. Prednisone44 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro29 claims
  5. Benzonatate25 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate24 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. DX Mso PLLCOoltewah, TN

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

Joseph Christopher Cihlar among 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia

Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O. is one of 754 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2013, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 487 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Parkersburg

They are 24 of the 2,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Parkersburg, and 754 internal medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joan Allman, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011457313850
  2. Orton Armstrong, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011871550947
  3. Jennifer Auxier, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011821387929
  4. Michael Cheshire, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011215218771
  5. Abiy Kelil, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011295935096
  6. Bairava Kuppuswamy, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011205934023
  7. Jeffrey Murillo, D.O.Parkersburg, WV 261011538484472
  8. John Onestinghel, M.D.Parkersburg, WV 261011154379220

Common questions

What is Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O.'s NPI number?

Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871926246, issued on Aug 20, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Garfield Ave, Parkersburg, WV, 26101. Phone: (304) 424-2777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number #ED0399A, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Christopher Cihlar, D.O. had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.