Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Merrillville, IN
Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1619978350, issued on Aug 3, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 01042573A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph F. Schwartz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 01042573A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9001 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 795-3360
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 756-6500
- Medicaid ID
- 200030460 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051128000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 65 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9001 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Scott Andrews, M.D.Specialist1962401505
- Ashley Bohling, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144746736
- Melissa Cooper, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1992088199
- Colleen De Wolf, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1992661623
- Brittany Eckhoff, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164083796
- Kelley Grafton, MSN, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1821802497
Verify Joseph F. Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01042573ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 185 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine93 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Meloxicam34 claims
- Methylprednisolone29 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 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: $77.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- Bone And Joint Specialists, P.C.Merrillville, IN
- Rci (wrs) LLCDemotte, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph F. Schwartz among 65 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Indiana
Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D. is one of 65 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 65 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 65 in Indiana → Every provider in Merrillville → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Evanson, M.D.Munster, IN 463211073741237
- Jack Gelman, M.D.Munster, IN 463211891843520
- Brett Schiffman, MDMunster, IN 463211134515000
- David Cutcliffe, MDElkhart, IN 465141932127446
- Robert Ellis, MDElkhart, IN 465141023036530
- David Pope, M.D.Elkhart, IN 465141902193386
- John Schramm, MDElkhart, IN 465141396951117
- Randolph Ferlic, M.D.Granger, IN 465301912989922
Common questions
What is Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619978350, issued on Aug 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9001 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 795-3360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01042573A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph F. Schwartz, M.D.'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.