NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbia, TN

Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1982656609, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 25395, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982656609
Name
Joseph Fredrick Wade
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
25395 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(931) 381-2663
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2025
Fax
(931) 490-1369
Medicaid ID
Q008163 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100419000231); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184677346
  2. Andrea Bain, PTPhysical Therapist1073801973
  3. Melissa Byrd, APRNNurse Practitioner1104455427
  4. Don Caldwell, PAPhysician Assistant1225918337
  5. Diana ConnellyNurse Practitioner1841002847
  6. Randall Davidson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1073566212

Verify Joseph Fredrick Wade in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

798 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 295 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Wade798
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen177 claims
  2. Meloxicam106 claims
  3. Amoxicillin97 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone57 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl57 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $356.87

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Wade$357
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAColumbia, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Fredrick Wade among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Adams, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011184677346
  2. Randall Davidson, MDColumbia, TN 384011073566212
  3. Thomas Huber, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011053722652
  4. Alton Hunter, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011801849062
  5. Christopher Loftis, MDColumbia, TN 384011447602339
  6. Scott McCall, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011861445934
  7. Jonathan Pettit, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011518918143
  8. William Shirley, MDColumbia, TN 384011043484447

Common questions

What is Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982656609, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 N James M Campbell Blvd Ste 200, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 25395, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD had 798 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Fredrick Wade, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.