Joshua D. Pletka, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Andover, MA
Joshua D. Pletka, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Andover, Massachusetts, and NPI 1437168846, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 268454, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua D. Pletka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 268454 MA
17729 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
- Phone
- (978) 794-1946
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2024
- Fax
- (978) 975-3925
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170322000108); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua D. Pletka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 268454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium15 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 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: $4,438.35
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. 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.
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
- Northeast Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCSalem, NH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua D. Pletka among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Joshua D. Pletka, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in North Andover → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Bargar, MDN Andover, MA 018451669434056
- Bryan Curnutte, M.D.North Andover, MA 018451225561129
- Ronald Marvin, M.D.N Andover, MA 018451326008731
- Richard Choi, MDLawrence, MA 018411902867674
- Jason Reid, DOLawrence, MA 018411356654982
- David Morley, MDLowell, MA 018541003898966
- Abdul-Wahid Ajeena, M.D.Haverhill, MA 018301144267832
- Bernard Brady, M.D.Haverhill, MA 018301043259575
Common questions
What is Joshua D. Pletka, MD's NPI number?
Joshua D. Pletka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437168846, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua D. Pletka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA, 01845. Phone: (978) 794-1946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua D. Pletka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 268454, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua D. Pletka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua D. Pletka, MD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.