Joseph Lee Stearns, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Madison, WI
Joseph Lee Stearns, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1598452179, issued on Apr 24, 2023. Check the license (Wisconsin 100540, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Lee Stearns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 100540 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UW Hospitals And Clinics 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
- Phone
- (608) 263-6400
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 4, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Lee Stearns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 100540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Joseph Lee Stearns among 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Joseph Lee Stearns, MD is one of 1,464 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 96% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
241 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Madison
They are 241 of the 15,014 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Lee Stearns, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Lee Stearns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598452179, issued on Apr 24, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Lee Stearns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UW Hospitals And Clinics 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53792. Phone: (608) 263-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Lee Stearns, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 100540, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Lee Stearns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Lee Stearns, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.