Joseph Michael Romanello, MD
Nephrology Physician · Westerly, RI
Joseph Michael Romanello, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Westerly, Rhode Island, and NPI 1609889419, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Rhode Island MD12158, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Michael Romanello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD12158 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17 Wells St, Westerly, RI 02891
- Phone
- (401) 596-3313
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 596-2650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061109000541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Michael Romanello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD12158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,195 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide146 claims
- Calcitriol139 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 claims
- Allopurinol116 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate109 claims
- Lisinopril102 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3.08
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Silver Spring Health Care Management IncWakefield, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Michael Romanello among 51 nephrology physician records in Rhode Island
Joseph Michael Romanello, MD is one of 51 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 90% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 51 nephrology physician records in Rhode Island.
All 51 in Rhode Island → Every provider in Westerly → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Mancini, MDWesterly, RI 028911477579407
- Robert Serra, MDWesterly, RI 028911740394030
- Maroun Azar, M.D.Warwick, RI 028861790975191
- Nelson Chu, MDWarwick, RI 028861710969027
- Mary Gaffney, MDWarwick, RI 028861508166851
- Edward Medeiros, DOWarwick, RI 028861144616715
- Rasha Alawieh, MDProvidence, RI 029031740776962
- Shijo Benjamin, MDProvidence, RI 029031891435475
Common questions
What is Joseph Michael Romanello, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Michael Romanello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609889419, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Michael Romanello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 Wells St, Westerly, RI, 02891. Phone: (401) 596-3313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Michael Romanello, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD12158, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Michael Romanello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Michael Romanello, MD had 2,195 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.