NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Des Peres, MO

Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Peres, Missouri, and NPI 1407820145, issued on Feb 16, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R8J92, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1407820145
Name
Joseph T. Hilgeman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R8J92 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 Des Peres RD, Des Peres, MO 63131
Phone
(314) 821-1313
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 821-5670
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070524000229); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 1000 Des Peres RD

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

  1. Delia Garcia, M.D.Radiation Oncology Physician1720016280
  2. Christopher Hamm, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730490830
  3. Thomas Panasci, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1629051081
  4. Adam Ralko, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265751119
  5. Sarah Stolker, P.T.Physical Therapist1194979575
  6. Sanaa Waheed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1154513000

Verify Joseph T. Hilgeman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license R8J92
    Check the board
  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
Open the Missouri license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

20,043 Medicare Part D claims for 1,308 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 878 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Hilgeman20,043
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,489 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate1,301 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium707 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium702 claims
  5. Alprazolam559 claims
  6. Omeprazole477 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: $135.60

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Hilgeman$135.60
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Mercy Clinic East CommunitiesDes Peres, MO

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

Joseph T. Hilgeman among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Peres

They are 6 of the 140 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Peres, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asim Ali, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311821047218
  2. Paul Altsheler, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311346225372
  3. Richard Bligh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311306813050
  4. J Corder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311184698987
  5. Thomas Greco, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311417920927
  6. Zahirul Haque, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311578536546
  7. Andrea Holthaus, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311528031473
  8. Mai Hunt, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311861464158

Common questions

What is Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD's NPI number?

Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407820145, issued on Feb 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Des Peres RD, Des Peres, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 821-1313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R8J92, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph T. Hilgeman, MD had 20,043 Medicare Part D claims for 1,308 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.