Joseph Blair Sykes, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Blair Sykes, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578184123, issued on May 5, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT226728, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Blair Sykes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MT226728 PA
25MA12732700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 Old York RD Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA 19141
- Phone
- (215) 456-8520
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250716000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Blair Sykes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT226728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
638 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Metformin Hcl22 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Nifedipine Er20 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 one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Blair Sykes among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph Blair Sykes, MD is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Blair Sykes, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Blair Sykes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578184123, issued on May 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Blair Sykes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 Old York RD Ste 1, Philadelphia, PA, 19141. Phone: (215) 456-8520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Blair Sykes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT226728, 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 Blair Sykes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Blair Sykes, MD had 638 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.