J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher, MD
NPI1730443607PAC ID7911156005
- Medicare services, 2024
- 193
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 204
- Part D claims, 2024
- 211
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1500 E Sherman Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444
- Practice phone
- Call (616) 643-3500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Mercy Health Mercy Campus
Muskegon, Michigan
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Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher is an emergency medicine physician in Muskegon, Michigan
Dr. Betcher practices at Mercy Health Mercy Campus in Muskegon, Michigan.
Dr. Betcher's NPI, 1730443607, was assigned on June 26, 2012. Dr. Betcher graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2012. Dr. Betcher holds Michigan license 4301100636.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1730443607NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7911156005
- NPI enumeration date
- June 26, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (616) 643-3500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher practices at Mercy Health Mercy Campus in Muskegon, Michigan
Dr. Betcher's primary practice is Mercy Health Mercy Campus, at 1500 E Sherman Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444 in Muskegon County. The practice phone is (616) 643-3500.
- Mercy Health Mercy Campus1500 E Sherman Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444 · Muskegon CountyPhone(616) 643-3500
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Betcher's primary practice is Mercy Health Mercy Campus in Muskegon, Michigan. Dr. Betcher is also affiliated with Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital. The medical group on file is Lake Michigan Emergency Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Betcher to 2 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Mercy Health Mercy CampusPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Betcher practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Health Mercy Campus | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher is one of 2,045 emergency medicine physicians in Michigan
Emergency medicine is Dr. Betcher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Betcher is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, MichiganPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Betcher
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher billed Medicare for 193 services in 2024
CMS data shows 193 Medicare services from Dr. Betcher across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 204 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,362 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024193
Medicare patients204
Paid by Medicare$22,362
Procedure codes3
Dr. Betcher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2462024: 19322%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Dr. Betcher compared with the Michigan median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Betcher
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 193vs 23418% below
- Medicare patients
- 204vs 214Close to median
- Part D claims
- 94vs 462.0 times
Medians across 1,937 emergency medicine physicians in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Betcher'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. Joseph Alan Betcher treated 204 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Betcher in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Betcher's median patient age at 56, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 2024204
Average age74
Average risk score2.48
Also on Medicaid30%
Dr. Betcher's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Betcher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10953%
- Men9547%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Betcher's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Mood disorders46%
- Heart failure45%
- Diabetes44%
- Anxiety42%
- Depression41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Betcher's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher wrote 211 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Betcher wrote 211 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 94 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $572 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 127 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024211
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$572
Part D patients140
Dr. Betcher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic201 claims95%
- Brand-name and other10 claims5%
Dr. Betcher'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. Betcher's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%15 of 211 claims
- Antibiotics31%65 of 211 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: 1272024: 9426%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
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. Joseph Alan Betcher takes part in Medicare
Dr. Betcher 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. Joseph Alan Betcher has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Betcher, published from 2015 to 2024. Dr. Betcher has published most often in J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. Dr. Betcher's most frequent co-authors are Torben K. Becker, Suzanne Larae Dooley-Hash, MD and Jordan Lawrence Gowman, DO.
Papers6
Years published2015 to 2024
Dr. Betcher's papers by year, 2015 to 2024
Dr. Betcher's most frequent co-authors
- Torben K. Becker1 shared paper
- Suzanne Larae Dooley-Hash, MD1 shared paper
- Jordan Lawrence Gowman, DO1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Betcher
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open
J Clin Ultrasound
Chest TubesDiaphragmEmergency Service, Hospital
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher received $1,629 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Betcher from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 76% of the total. FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. paid the most, $1,371.
General payments to Dr. Betcher by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Betcher by kind, 2016 to 2024
$1.6Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,23576%
- Food and beverage$39424%
Companies that paid Dr. Betcher the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Dr. Betcher graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's NPI number is 1730443607. It was assigned on June 26, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher?
Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher is an emergency medicine physician in Muskegon, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher practice?
Dr. Betcher practices at 1500 E Sherman Blvd, Muskegon, MI 49444. Dr. Betcher's primary practice is Mercy Health Mercy Campus in Muskegon, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Betcher to 2 hospitals and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Betcher is (616) 643-3500.
What is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher's medical license number?
Dr. Betcher holds Michigan license 4301100636.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher affiliated with?
Dr. Betcher is affiliated with Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Betcher to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher part of?
Dr. Betcher is linked to Lake Michigan Emergency Specialists. Dmand AI links Dr. Betcher to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Betcher billed Medicare for 193 services in 2024, and Dr. Betcher accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher see?
CMS counts 204 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Betcher in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Betcher's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and critical care (99291).
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Where did Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher go to medical school?
Dr. Betcher graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Betcher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Prednisone and Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,629 in general payments to Dr. Betcher from 4 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher been practicing?
Dr. Betcher graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Betcher, published from 2015 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Joseph Alan Betcher publish with?
Dr. Betcher's most frequent co-authors are Torben K. Becker (1 shared paper), Suzanne Larae Dooley-Hash, MD (1 shared paper) and Jordan Lawrence Gowman, DO (1 shared paper).
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