Joseph T. Michels, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Spokane, WA
Joseph T. Michels, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1326031584, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00026802, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph T. Michels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00026802 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E 5TH Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
- Phone
- (509) 838-2531
- Enumerated
- Aug 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8121436 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040709000584); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph T. Michels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00026802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- Providence Health And Services WashingtonSpokane, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph T. Michels among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Joseph T. Michels, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
230 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Spokane
They are 230 of the 14,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Spokane, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Joseph T. Michels, MD's NPI number?
Joseph T. Michels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326031584, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph T. Michels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E 5TH Ave, Spokane, WA, 99202. Phone: (509) 838-2531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph T. Michels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00026802, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph T. Michels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph T. Michels, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; 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.