Joseph M. Jacobs, MD
Nephrology Physician · Bethlehem, PA
Joseph M. Jacobs, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245233469, issued on May 23, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD037424E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph M. Jacobs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD037424E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Phone
- (610) 865-5888
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 865-1697
- Medicaid IDs
- 0011789700002 PA
0067946 NJ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110224000352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 651 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 701 Ostrum St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adam Dratch, MDNephrology Physician1891798096
- Michael Dunn, D.O.Nephrology Physician1407938772
- Robert Pursell, MDNephrology Physician1144223371
- Kathryn Segall, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730511692
- Richard Snyder, DONephrology Physician1952304149
Verify Joseph M. Jacobs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD037424ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,850 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate622 claims
- Torsemide524 claims
- Losartan Potassium370 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium245 claims
- Spironolactone241 claims
- Ezetimibe140 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): 95.6 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: $173.26
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Gslpg, IncOrwigsburg, PA
- St Lukes Physician Group IncQuakertown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph M. Jacobs among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Jacobs, MD is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 651 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Bethlehem → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Dratch, MDBethlehem, PA 180151891798096
- Michael Dunn, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180151407938772
- Robert Gayner, MDFountain Hill, PA 180151508869710
- Waqas Ahmad Khan, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180151306227053
- Robert Pursell, MDBethlehem, PA 180151144223371
- Richard Snyder, DOBethlehem, PA 180151952304149
- Ravi Agrawal, M.B.B.SBethlehem, PA 180181396973178
- Sunny Parmar, MDBethlehem, PA 180181700405263
Common questions
What is Joseph M. Jacobs, MD's NPI number?
Joseph M. Jacobs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245233469, issued on May 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph M. Jacobs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Ostrum St, Bethlehem, PA, 18015. Phone: (610) 865-5888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph M. Jacobs, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD037424E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph M. Jacobs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph M. Jacobs, MD had 3,850 Medicare Part D claims for 455 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph M. Jacobs, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.