NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1609373810
Verify on CMS → Joseph Villanacci
Rheumatology Physician in San Antonio, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
457
Medicare Part D claims · 107 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
Industry payments
$1.1K
38 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Joseph Villanacci filed 457 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Rheumatology Physician in San Antonio, Texas.
- 457
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joseph Villanacci
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1609373810), first enumerated 04/12/2018.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 457 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.1K in reported industry payments (38 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Joseph Villanacci's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1609373810 · Rheumatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1609373810
- ENUM-RECENT 2018
- TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
- RX-LIGHT 457
- BOOK-THIN 417 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Patil Injean · 2018
Joseph Villanacci's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
457 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joseph Villanacci practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Joseph Villanacci?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Rheumatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
457 78% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Rheumatology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1609373810 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/12/2018 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joseph Villanacci bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center,inc
San Antonio, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joseph Villanacci. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.1K
Largest payer
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Joseph Villanacci. To verify Joseph Villanacci's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
457
Total Claims
$1.1M
Total Drug Cost
107
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 846.833
- Total Day Supply
- 24,929
- Generic Drug Cost
- $6K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 64.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.67
- Gender Split
- 77% female / 23% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 35, 65-74: 55, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joseph Villanacci prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
68 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
68 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
56 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick
Enbrel Sureclick
33 claims
- Humira Pen 24
Humira Pen
24 claims
- Folic Acid 19
Folic Acid
19 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen 19
Humira(Cf) Pen
19 claims
- Leflunomide 16
Leflunomide
16 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 68 |
| Prednisone | 68 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 56 |
| Enbrel Sureclick Etanercept | 33 |
| Humira Pen Adalimumab | 24 |
| Folic Acid | 19 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 19 |
| Leflunomide | 16 |
| Actemra Actpen Tocilizumab | 14 |
| Sulfasalazine | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Rheumatology Physician Overview
How Joseph Villanacci fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.
6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider
Joseph Villanacci's 457 claims are below the specialty average of 2,058.
Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Villanacci, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2018)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Villanacci.
One of 417 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Michael Abel
MD
Fredericksburg, TX
Dr. Tareq Abou-Khamis
M.D.
Houston, TX
Dr. Robert Abresch
M.D.
El Paso, TX
Dr. Sampada Acharya
MD
Fort Worth, TX
Dr. Waffiyah Afridi
M.D.
Farmers Branch, TX
Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joseph Villanacci's specialty? ▼
Joseph Villanacci specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in San Antonio, Texas.
How much does Joseph Villanacci prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joseph Villanacci wrote 457 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.1M in drug costs for 107 beneficiaries.
Where is Joseph Villanacci located? ▼
Joseph Villanacci is located at 1200 BROOKLYN AVE STE 320, San Antonio, TX, 78212. Phone: (210) 229-7242.
What is Joseph Villanacci's NPI number? ▼
Joseph Villanacci's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609373810, issued on 04/12/2018.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joseph Villanacci prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Villanacci's most frequently prescribed drugs include Methotrexate, Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joseph Villanacci accept Medicare? ▼
Joseph Villanacci appears in CMS Medicare data with 457 Part D claims and 107 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joseph Villanacci's credentials? ▼
Joseph Villanacci's NPI is 1609373810. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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