Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D.
Urology Physician · Kankakee, IL
Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Kankakee, Illinois, and NPI 1801829247, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-102864, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Benedict Pigato
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 036-102864 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 455 W Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901
- Phone
- (815) 937-2122
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 937-2102
- Medicaid ID
- 036102864 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040409000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Benedict Pigato 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 036-102864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,604 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl724 claims
- Finasteride282 claims
- Gemtesa263 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro119 claims
- Trimethoprim100 claims
- Potassium Citrate Er99 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): 73.5 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: $1,827.14
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Joseph Benedict Pigato among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D. is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bipinchandra Bhayani, M.D.Kankakee, IL 609011083634570
- Sam Brancato, M.D., M.S.Kankakee, IL 609011477712040
- Edward Frye, MDKankakee, IL 609011952392557
- Joel Slutsky, MDKankakee, IL 609011063403665
- Kareem Alazem, MDGibson City, IL 609361821448408
- Mark Cabelin, M.D.Gibson City, IL 609361386601185
- Adam Pena, MDGibson City, IL 609361447875224
- Mohammed Razvi, MDWatseka, IL 609701316033640
Common questions
What is Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801829247, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 455 W Court St, Kankakee, IL, 60901. Phone: (815) 937-2122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-102864, 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 Benedict Pigato, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D. had 2,604 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Benedict Pigato, M. D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.5 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.