Joseph Walter Upton, MD
General Practice Physician · Kirkland, WA
Joseph Walter Upton, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Kirkland, Washington, and NPI 1255512885, issued on Nov 26, 2007. Check the license (Washington MD00032129, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Walter Upton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- MD00032129 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 Central Way, Kirkland, WA 98033
- Phone
- (425) 300-6656
- Enumerated
- Nov 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2024
- Fax
- (425) 629-3065
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Walter Upton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00032129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
- Minoxidil14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $38.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Joseph Walter Upton among 388 general practice physician records in Washington
Joseph Walter Upton, MD is one of 388 general practice physician records with a practice address in Washington. 28% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 28% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Washington
There are 388 general practice physician records in Washington.
All 388 in Washington → Every provider in Kirkland → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Farac, DMDKirkland, WA 980331083772842
- Hjordis FoyKirkland, WA 980331821339938
- In Soo Shin, MDKirkland, WA 980331922964998
- Harry Kahn, M.D. M.P.H. FACSKirkland, WA 980341457321739
- Dietrich Klinghardt, MDKirkland, WA 980341568661577
- Paul Madsen, M.D.Kent, WA 980321972759058
- Kaaren Nichols, M.D.Kirkland, WA 980341609009422
- Efren Caratao, M.D.Kent, WA 980301366502601
Common questions
What is Joseph Walter Upton, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Walter Upton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255512885, issued on Nov 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Walter Upton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Central Way, Kirkland, WA, 98033. Phone: (425) 300-6656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Walter Upton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00032129, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Walter Upton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Walter Upton, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.