Joy Schechtman, DO
Rheumatology Physician · Peoria, AZ
Joy Schechtman, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Peoria, Arizona, and NPI 1649244716, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 2376, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Schechtman
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2376 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6818 W Thunderbird RD, Peoria, AZ 85381
- Phone
- (623) 209-7831
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2025
- Fax
- (623) 566-3573
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060407000023); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 117 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6818 W Thunderbird RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Orwah Al-Khalili, MDRheumatology Physician1457666026
- Elvia Berry, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1114165073
- Barbara Sylvestre, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396122545
- Jack Tuber, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1306923750
- Courtney Winters, PAPhysician Assistant1548679038
Verify Joy Schechtman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 2376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
7,366 Medicare Part D claims for 1,069 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 439 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate1,643 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate681 claims
- Gabapentin405 claims
- Prednisone384 claims
- Tramadol Hcl364 claims
- Meloxicam303 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $153,404.97
396 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Bhsm Rehabilitation LLCPeoria, AZ
- Sunvalley Arthritis Center LtdPeoria, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy Schechtman among 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona
Joy Schechtman, DO is one of 117 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2001 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona.
All 117 in Arizona → Every provider in Peoria → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Orwah Al-Khalili, MDPeoria, AZ 853811457666026
- Ravi Bhalla, M.D.Peoria, AZ 853811174512263
- Varun Bhalla, M.D.Peoria, AZ 853811568859007
- Terrence Prasad, DOPeoria, AZ 853811023579927
- Rajbir Gulati, MD.Surprise, AZ 853781598095226
- Vijayabhanu Mahadevan, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853781083727333
- Madhu Arora, MDYuma, AZ 853671497702484
- Paramvir Sidhu, MDGoodyear, AZ 853951124220116
Common questions
What is Joy Schechtman, DO's NPI number?
Joy Schechtman, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649244716, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Schechtman, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6818 W Thunderbird RD, Peoria, AZ, 85381. Phone: (623) 209-7831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Schechtman, DO's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2376, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joy Schechtman, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Schechtman, DO had 7,366 Medicare Part D claims for 1,069 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joy Schechtman, DO'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.