NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph W. Clark, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Huntsville, AL

Joseph W. Clark, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1295704419, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 12715, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295704419
Name
Joseph W. Clark
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
12715 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
927 Franklin St, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 539-2728
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(256) 428-3423
Medicaid ID
000008833 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080628000030); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama 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 927 Franklin St

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

  1. Jeffrey Bergstresser, PAPhysician Assistant1851360556
  2. Steven Buckley, MDPediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1437128188
  3. Jeffrey Carroll, PA CSurgical Physician Assistant1396704516
  4. Brian Carter, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1073574208
  5. Stanton Davis, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1164483392
  6. Ray Fambrough, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700855467

Verify Joseph W. Clark in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

447 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 284 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Clark447
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen194 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine53 claims
  3. Meloxicam50 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl25 claims
  5. Gabapentin24 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 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): 71.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score50.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. HH Health System - The Orthopaedic Center LLCHuntsville, AL

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

Joseph W. Clark among 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Alabama

Joseph W. Clark, MD is one of 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 93% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2011 among the 26 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 30 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heather Licht, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011043505001
  2. Philip Maddox, MDHuntsville, AL 358011932168150
  3. Jonathan Ludwig, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021720377435
  4. John Walker, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358021730127531
  5. Margaret Wilson, M.D.Jasper, AL 355011184010076
  6. Edward Palmer, MDMontgomery, AL 361061093792079
  7. Hussein Turki, MDMontgomery, AL 361061952582835
  8. Thomas Sellers, MDMontgomery, AL 361171558780411

Common questions

What is Joseph W. Clark, MD's NPI number?

Joseph W. Clark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295704419, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph W. Clark, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 927 Franklin St, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 539-2728. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph W. Clark, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 12715, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph W. Clark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph W. Clark, MD had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph W. Clark, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.6 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.