Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD
Allergy & Immunology Physician · Hickory, NC
Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1831157882, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 31538, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Thacher Inglefield
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 31538 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 18TH Street Cir SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 322-1275
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 315-9941
- Medicaid ID
- 8945248 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060223000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest allergy & immunology physician records → All 146 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Joseph Thacher Inglefield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
4,971 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium1,116 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate427 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa309 claims
- Famotidine250 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide192 claims
- Omeprazole181 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $233.75
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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
- Hickory Allergy And Asthma Clinic, PAHickory, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Thacher Inglefield among 146 allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina
Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD is one of 146 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina.
All 146 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Allergy & Immunology Physician nationwide →
The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarbjeet Sran, MDHickory, NC 286011528025723
- Robert Wauters, M.D.Cape Carteret, NC 285841578902565
- Frank Lichtenberger, MD, PHDStatesville, NC 286251750590097
- Diana Lindsey, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471588958300
- Richard Guillot, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461164490330
- Kiem Hioe, MDJacksonville, NC 285461043344666
- Erin Klaffky, MDStatesville, NC 286771982869897
- Leonor Carrasco, MDKinston, NC 285011851335665
Common questions
What is Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831157882, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 18TH Street Cir SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 322-1275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31538, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD had 4,971 Medicare Part D claims for 680 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Thacher Inglefield, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.