NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph James Mueller, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Asheville, NC

Joseph James Mueller, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1629126727, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-02562, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629126727
Name
Joseph James Mueller
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
2018-02562 NC
MD038661 DC
0101240247 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(282) 132-3338
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190312003453); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2005
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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Also registered at 509 Biltmore Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicole Abello, DOHospitalist Physician1205576444
  2. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447757992
  3. Edgar Acuna Morin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780172692
  4. Saisree Reddy Adla Jala, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1730855230
  5. Sameera Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1831135805
  6. Lisa Alexander-Danks, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083854467

Verify Joseph James Mueller in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $176.77

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Mueller$176.77
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC

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

Joseph James Mueller among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina

Joseph James Mueller, M.D. is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martha Carter, MDAsheville, NC 288011346221405
  2. Peter Chilian, MDAsheville, NC 288011972501203
  3. Sean Claar, MDAsheville, NC 288011760741615
  4. Franklin Cobos, MDAsheville, NC 288011225096902
  5. Stephanie Cook, D.O.Asheville, NC 288011972997872
  6. Philippe Cooper, MDAsheville, NC 288011700855632
  7. Jason Dziak, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011255365227
  8. David Easley, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011750423919

Common questions

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

Joseph James Mueller, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629126727, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph James Mueller, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (282) 132-3338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-02562, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Joseph James Mueller, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.