Thomas Jude Getta, MD
General Practice Physician · Emmetsburg, IA
Thomas Jude Getta, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Emmetsburg, Iowa, and NPI 1538226758, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 24188, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Jude Getta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 24188 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3201 1St St, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
- Phone
- (712) 852-5500
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 852-5692
- Medicaid ID
- 0217364 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080707000081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3201 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amanda Beurskens, ARNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1538767991
- Paula Blocker, LICSWSocial Worker1982243838
- Sara Boysen, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1194273516
- Tami Culver, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1881739308
- Melody DegenAthletic Trainer1023628914
Verify Thomas Jude Getta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 24188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
15,193 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,044 claims
- Lisinopril717 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate607 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate566 claims
- Gabapentin426 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium419 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): 97.6 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: $64.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Palo Alto County HospitalWest Bend, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Jude Getta among 38 general practice physician records in Iowa
Thomas Jude Getta, MD is one of 38 general practice physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 39% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 84% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 general practice physician record lists a practice address in Emmetsburg
They are 1 of the 72 NPPES records with a practice address in Emmetsburg, and 38 general practice physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Jude Getta, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Jude Getta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538226758, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Jude Getta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3201 1St St, Emmetsburg, IA, 50536. Phone: (712) 852-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Jude Getta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 24188, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Jude Getta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Jude Getta, MD had 15,193 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Jude Getta, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.