NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Walterscheid

Emergency Medicine Physician · Springfield, MA

Joshua Walterscheid is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Massachusetts, and NPI 1770792020, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770792020
Name
Joshua Walterscheid
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD150866 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA 01199
Phone
(413) 794-4468
Enumerated
May 22, 2007
Record last updated
May 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100908000913); accepts Medicare assignment
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 759 Chestnut St

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

  1. Patrick Abad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063351823
  2. Ramsha Abbas, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619679693
  3. Mohamed Abdelazeem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1720606551
  4. Rishard Abdul, M.B.B.SCardiovascular Disease Physician1114412830
  5. Mohammed AbozenahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457839805
  6. Saeed Abughazaleh, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1427782762

Verify Joshua Walterscheid in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
  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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

317 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Walterscheid317
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin41 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt34 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  5. Prednisone14 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate12 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 one group practice

  1. Salem Emergency Physicians Service, PCSalem, OR

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

Joshua Walterscheid among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Joshua Walterscheid is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

123 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield

They are 123 of the 8,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John George, MDSpringfield, MA 011991467559468
  2. Aaron Hexdall, MDSpringfield, MA 011991407843378
  3. Kathleen Kerrigan, M.D.Springfield, MA 011991972570877
  4. Michael Lemanski, MDSpringfield, MA 011991902815012
  5. Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, M.D.Springfield, MA 011991033157920
  6. Benjamin Osborne, MDSpringfield, MA 011991073594370
  7. James Pope, MDSpringfield, MA 011991164527198
  8. Niels Rathlev, MDSpringfield, MA 011991164494365

Common questions

What is Joshua Walterscheid's NPI number?

Joshua Walterscheid's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770792020, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Walterscheid located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 759 Chestnut St, Springfield, MA, 01199. Phone: (413) 794-4468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Walterscheid's license?

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 Walterscheid prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Walterscheid had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.