Dr. Joel G. Wright, MD

  • Safford, AZ
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1821187303PAC ID4284705872
Medicare services, 2024
146
Medicare patients, 2024
113
Part D claims, 2024
6,234
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$2,445
Practice address
1492 South 20th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546
Practice phone
Call (928) 348-2151
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Primary practice

Family Medical Center - Safford

Rural Health Clinic - Independent · Safford, Arizona

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Dr. Joel G. Wright is a family medicine physician in Safford, Arizona

Dr. Wright practices at Family Medical Center - Safford in Safford, Arizona.

Dr. Wright's NPI, 1821187303, was assigned on October 12, 2006. Dr. Wright graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1985. Dr. Wright holds Arizona license 16234.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284705872
NPI enumeration date
October 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(928) 348-2151
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joel G. Wright practices at Family Medical Center - Safford in Safford, Arizona

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Family Medical Center - Safford, at 1492 South 20th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546. The practice phone is (928) 348-2151.

  • Family Medical Center - Safford
    1492 South 20th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546Phone(928) 348-2151

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Dr. Joel G. Wright is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Wright's primary practice is Family Medical Center - Safford in Safford, Arizona. Dr. Wright is also affiliated with Mount Graham Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Family Medical Center. Dr. Wright's employer is on file too: a rural health clinic (rhc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel G. Wright's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Family Medical Center - SaffordAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joel G. Wright is one of 2,549 family medicine physicians in Arizona

Family medicine is Dr. Wright's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Wright is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 16234 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Wright

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Dr. Joel G. Wright billed Medicare for 146 services in 2024

CMS data shows 146 Medicare services from Dr. Wright across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,042 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024146
Medicare patients113
Paid by Medicare$1,042
Procedure codes4

Dr. Wright's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 1362024: 8240%
Surgery
2023: 612024: 645%
Tests and treatments
2023: 162024: 0100%
Other services
2023: 162024: 0100%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 592024: 0100%

Dr. Wright compared with the Arizona median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Wright
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
146vs 33056% below
Medicare patients
113vs 14824% below
Part D claims
5,583vs 6828.2 times

Medians across 2,480 family medicine physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Wright's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joel G. Wright treated 113 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wright's median patient age at 53, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024113
Average age75
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid12%

Dr. Wright's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Wright's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5952%
  • Men5448%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Wright's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Diabetes39%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Ischemic heart disease22%
  7. Anxiety13%
  8. Mood disorders13%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Wright's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 53

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joel G. Wright wrote 6,234 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Wright wrote 6,234 Medicare Part D claims for 333 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,583 of them, across 109 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $223,730 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,642 claims across 132 drugs.

Part D claims, 20246,234
Drugs named by CMS109
Total drug cost$223,730
Part D patients333

Dr. Wright's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic5,658 claims91%
  • Brand-name559 claims9%
  • Other17 claims0%

Dr. Wright's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Wright's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids6%344 of 6,234 claims
  • Antibiotics3%162 of 6,234 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%37 of 6,234 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 6,6422024: 5,58316%

Drugs named by CMS: 109 in 2024, 132 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Joel G. Wright takes part in Medicare

Dr. Wright accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Joel G. Wright received $2,445 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 173 general payments to Dr. Wright from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. paid the most, $436.

General payments to Dr. Wright by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Wright by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.4Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,41099%
  • Education$351%

Companies that paid Dr. Wright the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joel G. Wright graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

Dr. Wright graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1985.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas

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Sources for Dr. Joel G. Wright's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joel G. Wright's NPI number?

Dr. Joel G. Wright's NPI number is 1821187303. It was assigned on October 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel G. Wright?

Dr. Joel G. Wright is a family medicine physician in Safford, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Joel G. Wright practice?

Dr. Wright practices at 1492 South 20th Avenue, Safford, AZ 85546. Dr. Wright's primary practice is Family Medical Center - Safford in Safford, Arizona.

What is Dr. Joel G. Wright's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Wright is (928) 348-2151.

What is Dr. Joel G. Wright's medical license number?

Dr. Wright holds Arizona license 16234.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joel G. Wright affiliated with?

Dr. Wright is affiliated with Mount Graham Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Joel G. Wright part of?

Dr. Wright is linked to Family Medical Center.

Does Dr. Joel G. Wright accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Wright billed Medicare for 146 services in 2024, and Dr. Wright accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel G. Wright see?

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wright in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Joel G. Wright bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Wright's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415), lab and pathology test (82044) and lab and pathology test (81002).

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Where did Dr. Joel G. Wright go to medical school?

Dr. Wright graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 1985.

What drugs does Dr. Joel G. Wright prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Wright's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Losartan Potassium and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Joel G. Wright received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,445 in general payments to Dr. Wright from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

How long has Dr. Joel G. Wright been practicing?

Dr. Wright graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

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