Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Freeport, IL
Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Freeport, Illinois, and NPI 1134495658, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036-142229, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Rudolph Pale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 036-142229 IL
1134495658 NY
35.136054 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 61032
- Phone
- (877) 600-0346
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170309000973); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1045 W Stephenson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Erich Awender, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1295703510
- Kristen Book, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417204181
- Courtney BraseltonOccupational Therapist1215474358
- Princess Nicole Cabuhat, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1063344323
- Tori Clark, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1598624629
Verify Joseph Rudolph Pale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-142229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone83 claims
- Cephalexin66 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Azithromycin20 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Freeport Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL
- Mercy Emergency Care Services IncOregon, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Rudolph Pale among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Freeport
They are 8 of the 480 NPPES records with a practice address in Freeport, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erich Awender, MDFreeport, IL 610321295703510
- Aileen Diehl, MDFreeport, IL 610321366410680
- Syed Haq, D.O.Freeport, IL 610321063655686
- Alexander Panagos, MDFreeport, IL 610321285602524
- Carlos Sanchez, MDFreeport, IL 610321164490256
- Dinesh Sharma, MDFreeport, IL 610321649249673
- Thomas Sullivan, MDFreeport, IL 610321740258946
- Ralph Losey, MDGalena, IL 610361447297270
Common questions
What is Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134495658, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL, 61032. Phone: (877) 600-0346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-142229, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Rudolph Pale, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 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.