Joseph C. Morelos, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lakewood, NJ
Joseph C. Morelos, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1861498693, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey MB72980, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph C. Morelos
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MB72980 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Route 70 West, Lakewood, NJ 08701
- Phone
- (732) 942-0888
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 942-1230
- Medicaid ID
- 8685606 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060403000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph C. Morelos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MB72980Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,834 Medicare Part D claims for 1,034 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 206 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium852 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium470 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate463 claims
- Alprazolam360 claims
- Metformin Hcl320 claims
- Losartan Potassium307 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): 93.7 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: $4,869.14
174 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Jersey Shore Medical And Pediatrics Associates,llcLakewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph C. Morelos among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Joseph C. Morelos, D.O. is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% 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 · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 42 of the 2,640 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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- Saumya Das, M.D.Lakewood, NJ 087011922037472
- Panchali Ganguly, M.DLakewood, NJ 087011407805914
- Jeffrey Kaminetzky, M.D.Lakewood, NJ 087011598760787
- Edward Maron, MDLakewood, NJ 087011275526568
- Micah May, M.D.Lakewood, NJ 087011487698197
Common questions
What is Joseph C. Morelos, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joseph C. Morelos, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861498693, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph C. Morelos, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Route 70 West, Lakewood, NJ, 08701. Phone: (732) 942-0888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph C. Morelos, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MB72980, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph C. Morelos, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph C. Morelos, D.O. had 12,834 Medicare Part D claims for 1,034 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph C. Morelos, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.