NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph H. Sales, MD

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · Jonesboro, AR

Joseph H. Sales, MD is an otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1851366140, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas C6877, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State 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
1851366140
Name
Joseph H. Sales
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician 207YX0905X
License number
C6877 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
621 E Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 932-6799
Enumerated
Feb 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 932-8423
Medicaid ID
125646001 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090401000205); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1985
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 621 E Matthews Ave

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

  1. Sarah Benton, AUDAudiologist1508395427
  2. Mary CrinerAudiologist1497062509
  3. Katie Gage, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1497241343
  4. Katlynne Gillespie, AU.D.Audiologist1992434401
  5. Hayley Himstedt, AUDAudiologist1114447000
  6. John Jiu, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1871568808

Verify Joseph H. Sales in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State 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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician in 2024

1,910 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries, against an average of 550 among the 650 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Sales1,910
  2. Specialty average550

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine527 claims
  2. Omeprazole244 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate190 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium113 claims
  5. Azelastine Hcl103 claims
  6. Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride97 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $669.04

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 515 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,724.75 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Sales$669.04
  2. Specialty average$1,724.75

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. St Bernards Physician Clinics IncJonesboro, AR

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

Joseph H. Sales among 14 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in Arkansas

Joseph H. Sales, MD is one of 14 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 86% 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, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 86% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207YX0905X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 14 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records in Arkansas.

The 8 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Jiu, MDJonesboro, AR 724011871568808
  2. David Lewis, MDJonesboro, AR 724011588639512
  3. Shane Smith, MDJonesboro, AR 724011538134572
  4. Gary Woodward, MDJonesboro, AR 724011326013269
  5. William Bulkley, MDParagould, AR 724501386638286
  6. Jonathan Reid, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051538915285
  7. Philip Robb, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051639460777
  8. James Suen, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051265522759

Common questions

What is Joseph H. Sales, MD's NPI number?

Joseph H. Sales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851366140, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph H. Sales, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 621 E Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR, 72401. Phone: (870) 932-6799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph H. Sales, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number C6877, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph H. Sales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph H. Sales, MD had 1,910 Medicare Part D claims for 425 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery physician prescribers was 550. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph H. Sales, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.