NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D.

Body Imaging Physician · Middlesboro, KY

Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D. is a body imaging physician with a practice address in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1487880027, issued on Jun 10, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 46905, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1487880027
Name
Joseph Brian Slusher
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Body Imaging Physician 2085B0100X
License numbers
46905 KY
0116022320 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3600 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965
Phone
(606) 242-1100
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200130003284); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2009
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 3600 Cumberland Ave

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

  1. James Bazzi, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1164443271
  2. Catherine Brown, RDRegistered Dietitian1851768774
  3. Brooke Burchfield, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1689066243
  4. Hubert Dunn, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962090035
  5. Deborah Gever, MDPediatrics Physician1124039953
  6. Chris Harris, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1346400835

Verify Joseph Brian Slusher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $16.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 115 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,057.51 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Slusher$16.30
  2. Specialty average$3,057.51

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. Blue Ridge Radiology PCBristol, TN

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

Body Imaging Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 3 body imaging physician records in Kentucky.

Other body imaging physician records in Kentucky

  1. Shailendra Chopra, M.D.Lexington, KY1003845694
  2. Calixto Pulmano, MDLexington, KY1396783619

Common questions

What is Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487880027, issued on Jun 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3600 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY, 40965. Phone: (606) 242-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Brian Slusher, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 46905, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Joseph Brian Slusher, 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.