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Joseph Brooks , AGNPC

Nurse Practitioner • Fishkill, NY

Active NPI 1598482291 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

60 Merritt Blvd
Fishkill, NY 125242990

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

60 Merritt Blvd

Fishkill, NY 125242990

Telephone 8457654990
Fax 8457654989
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Optum Medical Care, P.c. Facility NPI 1841156601

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Optum Medical Care Pc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2021

Medicare patients

359 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $51,288 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $40,210 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

524 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$2,383 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

5 years (graduated 2021)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2022

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Joseph Brooks has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Joseph Brooks as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Fishkill and New York

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 73 to 429.

Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Fishkill have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,581. Middle half: $5,312 to $30,656.

Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Fishkill have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 977 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,630. Middle half: $3,985 to $23,133.

Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Fishkill have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 1,233 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 318. Middle half: 83 to 1,436.

Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Fishkill have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 1,233 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,561. Middle half: $1,419 to $233,534.

Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Fishkill have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

3 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Fishkill, NY (3,102 in New York).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
203 161 $109.18 $82.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
145 134 $159.87 $112.31
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
92 87 $9.20 $8.65
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
86 86 $159.13 $117.09
85025 Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
58 58 $8.58 $7.61
80053 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
57 57 $12.51 $10.35
0241U Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected
26 26 $142.63 $139.78
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level
19 19 $15.85 $9.08
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
18 18 $16.81 $13.02
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
18 18 $37.85 $34.54
80061 Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
16 16 $23.72 $13.12
87086 Bacterial colony count, urine
15 15 $8.07 $7.91
84443 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
14 13 $24.31 $16.46
81001 Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated
13 13 $3.17 $3.11
90653 Influenza vaccine, inactivated
13 13 $83.49 $81.82
84439 Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free
12 11 $13.52 $8.84

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 49 3,900 $745.26 25
Fluticasone Propionate Fluticasone Propionate 40 1,680 $378.17 30
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 30 2,460 $222.32 16
Prednisone Prednisone 23 620 $90.81 —
Lisinopril Lisinopril 20 1,740 $77.96 11
Gabapentin Gabapentin 16 685 $143.30 —
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 12 1,080 $120.38 —
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide 12 1,080 $127.28 —
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 12 975 $183.77 —
Doxycycline Hyclate Doxycycline Hyclate 11 73 $68.14 11
Alprazolam Alprazolam 11 257 $58.48 —
Triamcinolone Acetonide Triamcinolone Acetonide 11 227 $85.83 11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav 11 95 $81.29 11

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-10-24
Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES NY F310701-01

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20230310000942

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

NY

PECOS Control ID

2961875000

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Optum Medical Care Pc

60 Merritt Blvd, Fishkill, NY 125242990

Phone: 8452315600

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

5 listed
Dr. Jose Fontanez , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1710907415

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Thomas Guzzardi , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology

NPI 1710952759

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Melissa Moustakas , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1043075633

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Melissa Price , MD

Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI 1669678736

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1710180302

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated October 24, 2022.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from November 2022 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1598482291
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 24, 2022
Last Update: October 24, 2022
Sole Proprietor: Yes

Mailing Address

76 Dashville Rd

New Paltz, NY 125614508

Phone: 8454431120

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.