Joseph Otto Sokal, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Bryan, TX
Joseph Otto Sokal, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bryan, Texas, and NPI 1336155522, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas 42981, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Otto Sokal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 42981 TX
E-5528 AR
D46807 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8441 State Highway 47, Bryan, TX 77807
- Phone
- (979) 774-8200
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Fax
- (979) 776-6905
- Medicaid IDs
- 211496901 TX
168433001 AR
353041800 MD - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080404000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8441 State Highway 47
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Otto Sokal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 42981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Otto Sokal among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Joseph Otto Sokal, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Harper, M.D.Bryan, TX 778071457332959
- John Hettema, M.D.Bryan, TX 778071639259088
- Albert Lo, M.D.Bryan, TX 778071396730388
- Darlene McLaughlin, MDBryan, TX 778071972630507
- Brittany MeyerBryan, TX 778031407242589
- Joshua Cabrera, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021235254483
- Jim Chung, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021750764460
- Mahesh Dave, M.D.Bryan, TX 778021386651818
Common questions
What is Joseph Otto Sokal, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Otto Sokal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336155522, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Otto Sokal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8441 State Highway 47, Bryan, TX, 77807. Phone: (979) 774-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Otto Sokal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 42981, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Joseph Otto Sokal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.