NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel K. Turner, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Joplin, MO

Samuel K. Turner, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1356340368, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R5J96, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356340368
Name
Samuel K. Turner
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R5J96 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
702 E 34TH St, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 782-3032
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
242641702 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080613000265); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 702 E 34TH St

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

  1. Melvin Karges, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1538198452

Verify Samuel K. Turner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,838 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 211 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Turner6,838
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate392 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium286 claims
  3. Lisinopril258 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium243 claims
  5. Gabapentin240 claims
  6. Carvedilol236 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $422.94

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.

  1. Samuel Turner$422.94
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Samuel K. Turner among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Samuel K. Turner, D.O. is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Joplin

They are 54 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Iftikhar Ali, MDJoplin, MO 648041700813607
  2. Bernard Bettasso, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041841238342
  3. Randy Bowles, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041851332860
  4. Ronald Browning, MDJoplin, MO 648041780611681
  5. Samuel Carter, MDJoplin, MO 648041760428973
  6. Edgar Conrad, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041124055074
  7. Saba Habis, MDJoplin, MO 648041497788905
  8. Amy Hertweck-Warner, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041013959006

Common questions

What is Samuel K. Turner, D.O.'s NPI number?

Samuel K. Turner, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356340368, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel K. Turner, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 702 E 34TH St, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 782-3032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel K. Turner, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R5J96, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Samuel K. Turner, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel K. Turner, D.O. had 6,838 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.