Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Valdosta, GA
Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Valdosta, Georgia, and NPI 1437258506, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040573, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Stuart Thomas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 040573 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3014 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31602
- Phone
- (229) 262-6815
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (229) 219-1790
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100615000763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3014 N Patterson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Stuart Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 040573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
806 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Potassium Chloride37 claims
- Losartan Potassium31 claims
- Montelukast Sodium28 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
- Southwell Ambulatory IncValdosta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Stuart Thomas among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
56 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Valdosta
They are 56 of the 1,830 NPPES records with a practice address in Valdosta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437258506, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3014 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA, 31602. Phone: (229) 262-6815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 040573, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD had 806 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Stuart Thomas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 of 100. 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.