Joseph Arthur Morales, MD
Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Joseph Arthur Morales, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912536061, issued on Apr 1, 2020. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Arthur Morales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 57.255868 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (719) 213-3462
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250812001107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 Halket St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Arthur Morales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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: $27.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. 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 one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Arthur Morales among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph Arthur Morales, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bestoun AhmedPittsburgh, PA 152131740336106
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- Daniel Hall, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131841491883
- Abhinav Humar, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131487687588
- Ryan Levy, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131770785404
- Priscilla McAuliffe, MD PHDPittsburgh, PA 152131629158290
- Matthew Neal, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131568666840
Common questions
What is Joseph Arthur Morales, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Arthur Morales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912536061, issued on Apr 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Arthur Morales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Halket St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (719) 213-3462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Arthur Morales, MD's license?
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 Arthur Morales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Arthur Morales, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.