NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Carino Claustro, MD

Surgery Physician · Richlands, VA

Joseph Carino Claustro, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Richlands, Virginia, and NPI 1922089077, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101035281, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1922089077
Name
Joseph Carino Claustro
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
0101035281 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Clinic Dr, Richlands, VA 24641
Phone
(276) 964-6771
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(276) 964-1314
Medicaid IDs
7332360 VA
0128505-000 WV
64007271 KY
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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Also registered at 1 Clinic Dr

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

  1. Ludgerio Claustro, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366433674
  2. Nona Crouse, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932552718
  3. John Davis, MDPediatrics Physician1699766998
  4. Cortney Farmer, DOFamily Medicine Physician1174987069
  5. John Forehand, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1902888258
  6. Aparna Gogineni, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1760505168

Verify Joseph Carino Claustro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Claustro13
  2. Specialty average147

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 Carino Claustro among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia

Joseph Carino Claustro, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Richlands

They are 3 of the 130 NPPES records with a practice address in Richlands, and 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emile Khuri, MDRichlands, VA 246411588766596
  2. Joseph Moran, MDRichlands, VA 246411205805371
  3. Jashbhai Patel, M.D.Grundy, VA 246141801857743
  4. Frederick Barker, MDBluefield, VA 246051801868815
  5. Muthusami Kuppusami, M.D.Bluefield, VA 246051861456162
  6. Amanda Reese, D.O.Bluefield, VA 246051124289582
  7. Sameer Alrefai, M.DSouth Boston, VA 245921205141819
  8. Gurnam Bajwa, MDSouth Boston, VA 245921225044035

Common questions

What is Joseph Carino Claustro, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Carino Claustro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922089077, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Carino Claustro, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Clinic Dr, Richlands, VA, 24641. Phone: (276) 964-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Carino Claustro, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101035281, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Carino Claustro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Carino Claustro, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.