Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · St George, UT
Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1205058294, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (Utah 5758849-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Courtney Empey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 5758849-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 617 E Riverside Dr Ste 301, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 216-7000
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2023
- Fax
- (435) 216-7001
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070702000509); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 617 E Riverside Dr Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shayla Barrett, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1154297331
- Cortney Bernardo, PACMedical Physician Assistant1285735688
- Daniel Corry, PAMedical Physician Assistant1760037816
- Nicholas DemilleMedical Physician Assistant1821670936
- Kylie Fackrell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790330108
- Marilla Garcia, LCSWClinical Social Worker1073888673
Verify Joseph Courtney Empey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 5758849-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
550 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin123 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Meloxicam45 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Cephalexin29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,096.44
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Desert Pain Specialists LLCSaint George, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Courtney Empey among 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Utah
Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D. is one of 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Utah. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 16% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Utah
There are 31 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Utah.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stacie Oliver, MDSt George, UT 847901447571385
- Spencer Wells, M.D.Saint George, UT 847901023151644
- Ryan Workman, D.O.Saint George, UT 847901609103464
- Dale Stott, M.D.St George, UT 847701164421053
- Alan Hillstead, MDCedar City, UT 847211144431958
- Ashley Donaldson, M.D.Provo, UT 846041033597257
- Clinton Olsen, DNP, NP-CProvo, UT 846041225387491
- Matthew SandersProvo, UT 846041639529555
Common questions
What is Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205058294, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 617 E Riverside Dr Ste 301, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 216-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 5758849-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D. had 550 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Courtney Empey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.