Dr. Joel Dale Thompson, MD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1730183799PAC ID1254336506
Medicare services, 2024
4,463
Medicare patients, 2024
667
Part D claims, 2022
36
MIPS score, 2024
97
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
5301 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712
Practice phone
Call (520) 324-1399
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Primary practice

Tucson Medical Center

Hospital · Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Joel Dale Thompson is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Thompson practices at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, part of TMC HealthCare.

Dr. Thompson's NPI, 1730183799, was assigned on June 8, 2005. Dr. Thompson graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Thompson holds Arizona license 29611.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1254336506
NPI enumeration date
June 8, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(520) 324-1399
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson practices at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Thompson's primary practice is Tucson Medical Center, at 5301 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 324-1399.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Thompson's primary practice is Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, part of TMC HealthCare. Dr. Thompson is also affiliated with Northwest Medical Center. The medical group on file is Tucson Orthopaedic Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thompson to 2 more hospitals and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel Dale Thompson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thompson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Tucson Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joel Dale Thompson is one of 51 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona

Hand surgery is Dr. Thompson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Thompson is licensed in Arizona.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 29611 · taxonomy 207XS0106X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Thompson

Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson billed Medicare for 4,463 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,463 Medicare services from Dr. Thompson across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 667 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $229,087 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,463
Medicare patients667
Paid by Medicare$229,087
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,8882024: 2,10511%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9662024: 86510%
Surgery
2023: 8752024: 8305%
Imaging
2023: 6722024: 6257%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 38

Where Dr. Thompson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4,32797%
  • In a facility1363%

Dr. Thompson compared with the Arizona median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Thompson
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
4,463vs 2,33491% above
Medicare patients
667vs 42756% above
Part D claims
36vs 9663% below

Medians across 49 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Thompson'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 Dale Thompson treated 667 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 667 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thompson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 329 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thompson's median patient age at 73, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024667
Average age76
Average risk score1.02

Dr. Thompson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Thompson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women40360%
  • Men26440%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure66%
  4. Mood disorders27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease25%
  6. Depression24%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Diabetes20%

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

Dr. Thompson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson wrote 36 Medicare Part D claims in 2022

In 2022, Dr. Thompson wrote 36 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $230 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 26 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202236
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$230

Dr. Thompson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

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

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 262022: 3638%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2022, 2 in 2021.

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

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Thompson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Thompson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 37 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Thompson, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Thompson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Thompson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
79th percentile37 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Joel Dale Thompson received $3,359 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Thompson from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Desert Mountain Medical paid the most, $1,580.

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

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

$3.4Kin total
  • Education$1,65349%
  • Food and beverage$93528%
  • Travel and lodging$77123%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine

Dr. Thompson graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joel Dale Thompson'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Dale Thompson's NPI number?

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson's NPI number is 1730183799. It was assigned on June 8, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson?

Dr. Joel Dale Thompson is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Joel Dale Thompson practice?

Dr. Thompson practices at 5301 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. Dr. Thompson's primary practice is Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, part of TMC HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thompson to 2 hospitals and 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Thompson is (520) 324-1399.

What is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson's medical license number?

Dr. Thompson holds Arizona license 29611.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson affiliated with?

Dr. Thompson practices at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Thompson is also affiliated with Northwest Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Thompson to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson part of?

Dr. Thompson is linked to Tucson Orthopaedic Institute.

Does Dr. Joel Dale Thompson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thompson billed Medicare for 4,463 services in 2024, and Dr. Thompson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joel Dale Thompson's MIPS score?

Dr. Thompson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel Dale Thompson see?

CMS counts 667 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thompson in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Joel Dale Thompson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Thompson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (73030).

Where did Dr. Joel Dale Thompson go to medical school?

Dr. Thompson graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Joel Dale Thompson prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thompson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Joel Dale Thompson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,359 in general payments to Dr. Thompson from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Desert Mountain Medical.

How long has Dr. Joel Dale Thompson been practicing?

Dr. Thompson graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

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