Joseph James Colella, MD
Surgery Physician · Wheeling, WV
Joseph James Colella, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wheeling, West Virginia, and NPI 1760482269, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 29314, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph James Colella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 29314 WV
35.127073 OH
MD040420E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 26003
- Phone
- (304) 243-6530
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 243-8802
- Medicaid IDs
- 0821847 OH
0045152000 WV
0012445200009 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200528003146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph James Colella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 29314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium157 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl43 claims
- Famotidine28 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium14 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): 94.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wheeling Hospital IncWheeling, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph James Colella among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia
Joseph James Colella, MD is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.
All 205 in West Virginia → Every provider in Wheeling → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cross, MDWheeling, WV 260031134279268
- David Ghaphery, MDWheeling, WV 260031023179249
- Gregory Saracco, MDWheeling, WV 260031902956048
- Sean Scanlon, MDWheeling, WV 260031972062800
- Carlos Valladares, D.O.Wheeling, WV 260031770696817
- Hany Tadros, MDGlen Dale, WV 260381841345451
- Romeo Tan, MDMoundsville, WV 260411053307520
- Livio Romani, M.D.Hinton, WV 259511144211814
Common questions
What is Joseph James Colella, MD's NPI number?
Joseph James Colella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760482269, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph James Colella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV, 26003. Phone: (304) 243-6530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph James Colella, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 29314, 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 James Colella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph James Colella, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph James Colella, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.