NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Kapcia, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Joseph Kapcia, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1881038982, issued on Apr 19, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD465318, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1881038982
Name
Joseph Kapcia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
MD465318 PA
1881038982 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 808-7399
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 808-5942
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181017000627); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2013
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.
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  5. Rolf Abel, MDPsychiatry Physician1427048917
  6. Alysa Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1154098655

Verify Joseph Kapcia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
    Search for license MD465318    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
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,669 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 1,121 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Kapcia1,669
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl542 claims
  2. Buprenorphine147 claims
  3. Morphine Sulfate Er118 claims
  4. Pregabalin112 claims
  5. Gabapentin75 claims
  6. Fentanyl64 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA

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

Joseph Kapcia among 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania

Joseph Kapcia, M.D. is one of 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 96 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 130 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Pennsylvania.

All 130 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Wilkes Barre → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bolden, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111700846722
  2. Joseph Kuruvilla, DOSayre, PA 188401598394231
  3. Jane Tuller, MDDoylestown, PA 189011235108382
  4. Fausat Oke, MDDoylestown, PA 189021174047278
  5. Anna Thomas, M.D.Doylestown, PA 189021831537836
  6. Glen Digwood, D.O.Scranton, PA 185101043451354
  7. Rupali Rajpathak, M.D., S.M.Abington, PA 190011326343732
  8. Carl Wenzel, DOAbington, PA 190011811989817

Common questions

What is Joseph Kapcia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Kapcia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881038982, issued on Apr 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Kapcia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 808-7399. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Kapcia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD465318, 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 Kapcia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Kapcia, M.D. had 1,669 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.