Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sanford, NC
Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1770568529, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9801787, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Tozzi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 9801787 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709C Wicker St, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 777-2704
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 777-2752
- Medicaid ID
- 891192G NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051024001059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 709C Wicker St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kim Finlay-Tozzi, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1962487793
Verify Joseph A. Tozzi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9801787Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,827 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium616 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Amlodipine-Valsartan259 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium237 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 claims
- Metformin Hcl174 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $586.19
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mcpc-17 LLCPinehurst, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Tozzi among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sanford
They are 19 of the 855 NPPES records with a practice address in Sanford, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Abbott, D.O.Sanford, NC 273301013216282
- Ajay Ajmani, MDSanford, NC 273301811998867
- Hitesh Avaiya, MDSanford, NC 273301497916415
- Gerald Blake, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301063743979
- Surinder Dhawan, MDSanford, NC 273301891979605
- Charles Eure, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301962733873
- Kim Finlay-Tozzi, D.O.Sanford, NC 273301962487793
- Bhavesh Gajjar, MDSanford, NC 273301497903447
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770568529, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709C Wicker St, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 777-2704. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9801787, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D. had 6,827 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph A. Tozzi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.