Sam Joseph
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Feasterville Trevose, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 7,852 in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Sam Joseph filed 603 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician in Feasterville Trevose, Pennsylvania, prescribing 40% generic.
- 603
- Part D claims, 2023
- 40%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Sam Joseph's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
603 Top 31% higher than 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Sam Joseph practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Sam Joseph?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician ranks #82 among Pennsylvania's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Pennsylvania provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Sam Joseph appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician provider at 1234 BRIDGETOWN PIKE STE 310, Feasterville Trevose, PA, 19053, with a listed phone of (215) 953-6804. NPI 1659833424 was issued on 04/02/2019.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 603 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 129 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $370K in drug spend, split 51% brand-name and 40% generic by claim count.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 7,852 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 2,639 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1659833424 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/02/2019 |
Verify this provider's license
PlainDoctor pulls this profile from the CMS NPPES public registry. Confirm Sam Joseph's current license status, disciplinary history, and board certifications with the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine in Pennsylvania before relying on this page for a clinical or care decision.
How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1659833424 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Joseph across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sam Joseph bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sam Joseph. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.0K
Largest payer
Lilly USA, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sam Joseph. To verify Sam Joseph's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
51% brand-name claims vs 40% generic, on 603 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,457
- Total Day Supply
- 42,681
- Brand vs Generic
- 51% brand / 40% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $352K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $10K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.45
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Sam Joseph prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Metformin Hcl Er
Metformin Hcl Er
65 claims
- Ozempic
Ozempic
57 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
39 claims
- Jardiance
Jardiance
26 claims
- Novolog Flexpen 21
Novolog Flexpen
21 claims
- Hydrocortisone 19
Hydrocortisone
19 claims
- Methimazole 18
Methimazole
18 claims
- Pioglitazone Hcl 18
Pioglitazone Hcl
18 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 65 |
| Ozempic Semaglutide | 57 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 39 |
| Jardiance Empagliflozin | 26 |
| Novolog Flexpen Insulin Aspart | 21 |
| Hydrocortisone | 19 |
| Methimazole | 18 |
| Pioglitazone Hcl | 18 |
| Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 15 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician Overview
How Sam Joseph fits within the Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician landscape nationally.
Sam Joseph's 603 claims are below the specialty average of 2,639.
Nearby Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Joseph.
Compare Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Pennsylvania medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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