Joseph Wesley Fong, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Memphis, TN
Joseph Wesley Fong, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1386177574, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 65999, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Wesley Fong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 65999 TN
38005 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 930 Madison Ave Ste 200, Memphis, TN 38103
- Phone
- (901) 448-6650
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 302-2486
- Medicaid IDs
- 288529001 AR
Q076585 TN
200001086 MS
200116317 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220821000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 930 Madison Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Wesley Fong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 65999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
421 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate132 claims
- Ofloxacin95 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth26 claims
- Latanoprost21 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Restasis Multidose16 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: $634.24
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- UT Medical Group IncMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Joseph Wesley Fong, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Wesley Fong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386177574, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Wesley Fong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 Madison Ave Ste 200, Memphis, TN, 38103. Phone: (901) 448-6650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Wesley Fong, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65999, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Wesley Fong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Wesley Fong, MD had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.