NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Fischer, DO

Psychiatry Physician · Temple, TX

Joseph Fischer, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1679213904, issued on Apr 1, 2022. Check the license (Texas V2997, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1679213904
Name
Joseph Fischer
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
V2997 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2401 S 31St St # MS 22117D, Temple, TX 76508
Phone
(254) 724-2585
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250827001488); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2401 S 31St St # MS 22117D

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

  1. Irem Aki, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770384901
  2. Nicholas Arnoudse, MDPsychiatry Physician1497285431
  3. Jared Hammond, DOPsychiatry Physician1427859727
  4. Rachel Liao, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1881338762
  5. Thomas Patterson, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477312734
  6. Kristina Pham, DOPsychiatry Physician1003376302

Verify Joseph Fischer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Fischer39
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Fischer among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Joseph Fischer, DO is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Temple

They are 78 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jim Airhart, M.D.Temple, TX 765081437118486
  2. Carol AlterTemple, TX 765081083699870
  3. Phillip Antunes, M.D.Temple, TX 765081710946660
  4. Virginia Flores, M.D.Temple, TX 765081730293937
  5. Ramprasad Kalavapalli, M.D.Temple, TX 765081427269810
  6. Radha Kambhampati, MDTemple, TX 765081497743546
  7. Pamela Mathews, M.D.Temple, TX 765081649234717
  8. Naim Memon, M.D.Temple, TX 765081972605152

Common questions

What is Joseph Fischer, DO's NPI number?

Joseph Fischer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679213904, issued on Apr 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Fischer, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St # MS 22117D, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Fischer, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number V2997, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Fischer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Fischer, DO had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.