Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Duncanville, TX
Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Duncanville, Texas, and NPI 1225661135, issued on Feb 19, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP135863, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph D. Courage
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP135863 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 S Cedar Ridge Dr, Duncanville, TX 75116
- Phone
- (972) 298-6174
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240927000838); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph D. Courage in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP135863Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
461 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er15 claims
- Naproxen14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $646.28
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph D. Courage among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Duncanville
They are 22 of the 393 NPPES records with a practice address in Duncanville, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225661135, issued on Feb 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 S Cedar Ridge Dr, Duncanville, TX, 75116. Phone: (972) 298-6174. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP135863, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph D. Courage, FNP-BC had 461 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.