Joshua Vacik, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sheffield, AL
Joshua Vacik, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sheffield, Alabama, and NPI 1770582371, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 26253, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Vacik
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 26253 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL 35660
- Phone
- (256) 383-4447
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 381-7999
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041207001051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Vacik in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26253Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
19,599 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,327 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium704 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate667 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen661 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium620 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium512 claims
- Alprazolam428 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: $351.14
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Helen Keller Inpatient Physician ServicesSheffield, AL
- Medical Associates OF The Shoals, P.C.Sheffield, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Vacik among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Joshua Vacik, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sheffield
They are 10 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Sheffield, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,705 in Alabama → Every provider in Sheffield → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Jerrel McAnalley, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601346341948
- Jack McLendon, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601588750566
- Randy Pounders, M.D.Sheffield, AL 356601306947916
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Common questions
What is Joshua Vacik, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joshua Vacik, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770582371, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Vacik, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL, 35660. Phone: (256) 383-4447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Vacik, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26253, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Vacik, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Vacik, M.D. had 19,599 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Vacik, M.D.'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.