Mark A. Joseph, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Asheville, NC
Mark A. Joseph, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1871560862, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0090-00908, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark A. Joseph
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 0090-00908 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 693-1773
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 692-3297
- Medicaid ID
- 2005476000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070129000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark A. Joseph in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 0090-00908Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,094 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate641 claims
- Ofloxacin529 claims
- Latanoprost221 claims
- Restasis155 claims
- Timolol Maleate111 claims
- Prolensa60 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $437.64
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Carolina Ophthalmology PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark A. Joseph among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Mark A. Joseph, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James Crandall, MDAsheville, NC 288031891889135
- William Haynes, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031528040128
- Edward Isbey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031154302560
- Jason Karo, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031033109111
- Frank Killian, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031588800809
- Christopher Komanski, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558781856
Common questions
What is Mark A. Joseph, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark A. Joseph, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871560862, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark A. Joseph, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 693-1773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark A. Joseph, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0090-00908, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark A. Joseph, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark A. Joseph, M.D. had 2,094 Medicare Part D claims for 706 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark A. Joseph, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.