Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bar Harbor, ME
Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bar Harbor, Maine, and NPI 1790911550, issued on Jun 8, 2009. Check the license (Maine MD21005, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Ward Dougherty
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD21005 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 Hancock St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
- Phone
- (207) 801-5300
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150612001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 229 in Maine → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 17 Hancock St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Caine, MDFamily Medicine Physician1518946185
- Charles Hendricks, MDSurgery Physician1174551394
- Katherine Lawson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700018645
- Michael Mason, MDSurgery Physician1598793317
- Meryl Nass, MDHospitalist Physician1487625828
- Aaron Perme, MDSurgery Physician1861582678
Verify Joseph Ward Dougherty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD21005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate12 claims
- Omeprazole11 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Ward Dougherty among 229 surgery physician records in Maine
Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D. is one of 229 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maine. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Bar Harbor
They are 4 of the 157 NPPES records with a practice address in Bar Harbor, and 229 surgery physician records in Maine.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Hendricks, MDBar Harbor, ME 046091174551394
- Michael Mason, MDBar Harbor, ME 046091598793317
- Aaron Perme, MDBar Harbor, ME 046091861582678
- David Coffman, DOEllsworth, ME 046051598785503
- Mary Collins, M.D.Ellsworth, ME 046051649222126
- Lloyd Harmon, MDEllsworth, ME 046051326090606
- Dylan Jacobus, M.D.Ellsworth, ME 046051801259189
- Daniel Kairys, MDEllsworth, ME 046051104801109
Common questions
What is Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790911550, issued on Jun 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Hancock St, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609. Phone: (207) 801-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD21005, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Ward Dougherty, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; 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.