2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1801829247 M. D.
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JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.

Urology Physician in KANKAKEE, Illinois. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 538 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
73.4609/100
▼ 10 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$1.8K
78 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.4609/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 2,390 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

73.4609/100
MIPS score · -10 vs avg
2K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

73 11th percentile higher than 11% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/09/2006

NPI 1801829247

Primary specialty

Urology Physician

Mid-sized

13,350 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,390 87% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,280

MIPS final score

73.4609/100 9.6391% pts

Mid-tier band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers

Urology Physician share within Illinois

1. Urology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Urology Physician share within Illinois

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
73.4609/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Urology Physician) — 73.4609/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%73.5%
MIPS final score (Urology Physician) — 73.4609/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Urology Physician provider holding M. D. credentials at 455 W COURT ST, KANKAKEE, IL, 60901, with a listed phone of (815) 937-2122. NPI 1801829247 was issued on 07/09/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what PIGATO most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,390 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 538 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $616K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 73.4609/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 94.0487, Cost 14.165), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Urology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 13,350 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 1,280 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

455 W COURT ST
KANKAKEE, IL 60901

Provider Details

NPI 1801829247
Specialty Urology Physician
Credentials M. D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/09/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

73.4609
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
94.0487
Quality
14.165
Cost
96
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$1.8K

Largest payer

Astellas Pharma US Inc

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.. To verify JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,390
Total Claims
$616K
Total Drug Cost
538
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,987
Total Day Supply
138,193
Generic Drug Cost
$71K
Opioid Claims
34 (1.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
510

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.59
Gender Split
34% female / 66% male
Age Distribution
<65: 37, 65-74: 213, 75-84: 228, 85+: 60

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Tamsulosin Hcl
624
Finasteride
254
Gemtesa
Vibegron
204
Myrbetriq
Mirabegron
129
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst
106
Trimethoprim
96
Potassium Citrate Er
Potassium Citrate
95
Cephalexin
93
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
78
Anastrozole
65

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Urology Physician Overview

How JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.

13,350
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,280
Avg Claims per Provider

JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s 2,390 claims are above the specialty average of 1,280.

Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as PIGATO.

Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s specialty?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. specializes in Urology Physician and practices in KANKAKEE, Illinois. Credentials: M. D..
How much does JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. wrote 2,390 Medicare Part D claims totaling $616K in drug costs for 538 beneficiaries.
What is JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s Medicare quality score?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 73.4609/100 (Quality: 94.0487, Cost: 14.165). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. located?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. is located at 455 W COURT ST, KANKAKEE, IL, 60901. Phone: (815) 937-2122.
What is JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s NPI number?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801829247, issued on 07/09/2006.
Does JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. had 34 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.4%.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 13,350 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,280 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride, Gemtesa. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. accept Medicare?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,390 Part D claims and 538 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s credentials?
JOSEPH PIGATO, M. D.'s NPI is 1801829247 with credentials M. D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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