Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Lafayette, IN
Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1972916997, issued on Jun 6, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 01076192A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Thomas Varnau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 01076192A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 S Creasy LN, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Phone
- (765) 502-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2023
- Fax
- (765) 502-4709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160510002099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Thomas Varnau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01076192ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
917 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate56 claims
- Prednisone50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
- Digoxin32 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
- Franciscan Physician NetworkRenssalaer, IN
- Hancock Physician Network LLCGreenfield, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Thomas Varnau among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana
Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 31% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 43 of the 2,755 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972916997, issued on Jun 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 S Creasy LN, Lafayette, IN, 47905. Phone: (765) 502-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01076192A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD had 917 Medicare Part D claims for 279 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.