NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Infectious Disease Physician NPI 1558358531 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Joseph Herman, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician in Bremerton, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 8,537 in Infectious Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 435 beneficiaries · Infectious Disease Physician avg: 807
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Joseph Herman, M.D. filed 5,377 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Infectious Disease Physician in Bremerton, Washington, prescribing 87% generic.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥94th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joseph Herman, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1558358531), first enumerated 10/04/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 5,377 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Joseph Herman, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: WMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1558358531 · Infectious Disease Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1558358531
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 9K Infectious Disease
- RX-MID 5,377
- BOOK-THIN 198 in Washington
- PHOTO-ENUM Vishnu Chundi · 2005
Joseph Herman, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
5,377 ≥ 94th percentile 94% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joseph Herman, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Joseph Herman, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Infectious Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
5,377 7× vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Infectious Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Infectious Disease Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1558358531 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Infectious Disease Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/04/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joseph Herman, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Franciscan Medical Group
Bremerton, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Joseph Herman, M.D.. To verify Joseph Herman, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Joseph Herman, M.D. - brand share 13.0%
Infectious Disease Physician average
13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 5,377 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
5,377
Total Claims
$958K
Total Drug Cost
435
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 11,869.267
- Total Day Supply
- 346,286
- Brand vs Generic
- 13% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $790K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $165K
- Opioid Claims
- 347 (6.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 164
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 22, 65-74: 152, 75-84: 200, 85+: 61
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joseph Herman, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
241 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
211 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
203 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
182 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
175 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
146 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
140 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
129 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 241 |
| Lisinopril | 211 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 203 |
| Losartan Potassium | 182 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 175 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 146 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 140 |
| Gabapentin | 129 |
| Metformin Hcl | 129 |
| Omeprazole | 126 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Infectious Disease Physician Overview
How Joseph Herman, M.D. fits within the Infectious Disease Physician landscape nationally.
8,537
Infectious Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Infectious Disease Physician
807
Avg Claims per Provider
Joseph Herman, M.D.'s 5,377 claims are above the specialty average of 807.
Nationwide Infectious Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Herman, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Infectious Disease Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Herman.
One of 198 Infectious Disease Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.
Jan Agosti
Seattle, WA
Dr. Henry Arguinchona
MD
Spokane, WA
Dr. Tara Babu
MD
Seattle, WA
Dr. Neron Balassanian
MD
Bellevue, WA
Dr. Snehal Bansod
MD
Silverdale, WA
Compare Infectious Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joseph Herman, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D. specializes in Infectious Disease Physician and practices in Bremerton, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Joseph Herman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joseph Herman, M.D. wrote 5,377 Medicare Part D claims totaling $958K in drug costs for 435 beneficiaries.
Where is Joseph Herman, M.D. located? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D. is located at 2620 WHEATON WAY, Bremerton, WA, 98310. Phone: (360) 377-3923.
What is Joseph Herman, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558358531, issued on 10/04/2005.
Does Joseph Herman, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D.'s prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $790K in brand drug costs.
Does Joseph Herman, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Joseph Herman, M.D. had 347 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.5%.
How many Infectious Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 8,537 Infectious Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Infectious Disease Physician provider writes 807 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joseph Herman, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Herman, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joseph Herman, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,377 Part D claims and 435 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joseph Herman, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Joseph Herman, M.D.'s NPI is 1558358531 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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