Joseph E. Stella, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA
Joseph E. Stella, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1316995780, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD022300E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph E. Stella
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD022300E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA 18503
- Phone
- (570) 342-8500
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 558-2290
- Medicaid ID
- 000816185 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050411001026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 531 Mt Pleasant Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Patricia Bunting, CRNPNurse Practitioner1164843546
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Verify Joseph E. Stella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD022300ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,967 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 825 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium819 claims
- Omeprazole500 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium474 claims
- Lisinopril446 claims
- Gabapentin409 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate406 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Caring Community Health CenterScranton, PA
- Geisinger ClinicMt Pocono, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph E. Stella among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Stella, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
56 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Scranton
They are 56 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joseph E. Stella, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph E. Stella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316995780, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph E. Stella, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 Mt Pleasant Dr, Scranton, PA, 18503. Phone: (570) 342-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph E. Stella, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD022300E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph E. Stella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph E. Stella, M.D. had 14,967 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.