NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Monroe, LA

Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1578508487, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 020436, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1578508487
Name
Sharon Kaye Joiner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
020436 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
309 Jackson St., Monroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318) 966-4541
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2006
Record last updated
May 25, 2023
Fax
(318) 966-4543
Medicaid ID
1650447 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000785); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1989
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 309 Jackson St.

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

  1. Carliss Henderson, RPHPharmacist1649801424
  2. Jesse Lapietra, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1134155633

Verify Sharon Kaye Joiner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

261 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sharon Joiner261
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
  2. Prednisone18 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
  5. Meloxicam11 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: $18.99

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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. Sharon Joiner$18.99
  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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Cotton Emergency Group LLCArcadia, LA
  2. Emergency Group OF St Landry LLCVille Platte, LA
  3. St Francis Medical Group LLCMonroe, LA

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

Sharon Kaye Joiner among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Monroe

They are 42 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Bunch, MDMonroe, LA 712011285610279
  2. Amin Elmalah, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011760418628
  3. Ronald Hubbard, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011427031640
  4. Narendra Kutnikar, MDMonroe, LA 712011497742175
  5. Frederick Lee, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011962448266
  6. Venkat Mallepalli, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011265546527
  7. Charles Mason, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011124039193
  8. Charles Morgan, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011477541696

Common questions

What is Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578508487, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Jackson St., Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 966-4541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 020436, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sharon Kaye Joiner, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.