Joseph James Lopez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Muncie, IN
Joseph James Lopez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Muncie, Indiana, and NPI 1578908992, issued on Apr 30, 2013. Check the license (Indiana 01087775A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph James Lopez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 01087775A IN
126957 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 W University Ave Ste 403, Muncie, IN 47303
- Phone
- (765) 289-6381
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 612 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2525 W University Ave Ste 403
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Dockrey, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1013569821
- Benjamin Simpson, MDSurgery Physician1699207597
- Nancy Vanderbilt, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538832969
Verify Joseph James Lopez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01087775ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
40 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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: $367.53
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanara MedTech Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians IncMuncie, IN
- IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph James Lopez among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
Joseph James Lopez, M.D. is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2013, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Muncie → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Burrell, M.D.Muncie, IN 473031023067816
- William Cassel, MDMuncie, IN 473031689640450
- John Durbin, M.D.Muncie, IN 473031376592436
- John Eliades, MDMuncie, IN 473031801861844
- Brittany Kern, MDMuncie, IN 473031639583719
- Mark Saleem, MDMuncie, IN 473031902009517
- Camilo Santiago, MDMuncie, IN 473031124089313
- Benjamin Simpson, MDMuncie, IN 473031699207597
Common questions
What is Joseph James Lopez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph James Lopez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578908992, issued on Apr 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph James Lopez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 W University Ave Ste 403, Muncie, IN, 47303. Phone: (765) 289-6381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph James Lopez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01087775A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph James Lopez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph James Lopez, M.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.