Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,562
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 293
- Part D claims, 2024
- 743
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $9,543
- Practice address
- 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD
Childrens Hospital outpatient department · Houston, Texas
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Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV is a neurologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Imbs practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Imbs' NPI, 1255860540, was assigned on June 8, 2017. Dr. Imbs graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017. Dr. Imbs holds Texas license T8562.
- NPI
- 1255860540NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820366974
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas
Dr. Imbs' primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD, at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.
- Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Imbs' primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Imbs is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Imbs to 5 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Imbs practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV is one of 1,226 neurologists in Texas
Neurology is Dr. Imbs' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Imbs is board certified in clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Imbs is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, hereditary polyneuropathy, migraine and chronic headache, neuropathy, parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome among the conditions Dr. Imbs treats.
Neurologists near Dr. Imbs
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV billed Medicare for 5,562 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,562 Medicare services from Dr. Imbs across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 293 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,228 for them.
Dr. Imbs' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 5,000
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 712024: 456542%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 61
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 45
Where Dr. Imbs' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,51799%
- In a facility451%
Dr. Imbs compared with the Texas median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Imbs
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,562vs 45912.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 293vs 23226% above
- Part D claims
- 580vs 48021% above
Medians across 1,116 neurologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Imbs' 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 Francis Imbs IV treated 293 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Imbs in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.86, 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. Imbs' median patient age at 72, with 57% women.
Dr. Imbs' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Imbs' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16255%
- Men13145%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Imbs' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis62%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Diabetes38%
- Mood disorders37%
- Anxiety34%
- Depression33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Imbs' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV wrote 743 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Imbs wrote 743 Medicare Part D claims for 174 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 580 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $474,095 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 98 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Imbs' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic525 claims71%
- Brand-name and other218 claims29%
Dr. Imbs' 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. Imbs' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%18 of 743 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%32 of 743 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: 982024: 580492%
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 4 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
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Imbs accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Imbs as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV received $9,543 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 288 general payments to Dr. Imbs from 37 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC paid the most, $2,112. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $31,850 in 2025.
General payments to Dr. Imbs by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Imbs by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$7,79482%
- Consulting fees$1,63817%
- Education$1111%
Companies that paid Dr. Imbs the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Imbs graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
- Board certified in clinical neurophysiology
- Board certified in neurology
- Board certified in neurology
- Board certified in 2017 - 2023
- Board certified in 2022 - 2026
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Imbs is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Imbs accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO10
- HMO8
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network 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 Francis Imbs IV's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV's NPI number is 1255860540. It was assigned on June 8, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV?
Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV is a neurologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV practice?
Dr. Imbs practices at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Imbs' primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Imbs to 5 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV's medical license number?
Dr. Imbs holds Texas license T8562.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV affiliated with?
Dr. Imbs is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Imbs to 5 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV part of?
Dr. Imbs is linked to Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Imbs to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Imbs billed Medicare for 5,562 services in 2024, and Dr. Imbs accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Imbs as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV see?
CMS counts 293 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Imbs in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV board certified?
Yes. Dr. Imbs is board certified in clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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What services does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Imbs' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV go to medical school?
Dr. Imbs graduated from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Imbs' most prescribed drugs by claims were Carbidopa-Levodopa, Gabapentin and Rytary.
Has Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,543 in general payments to Dr. Imbs from 37 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC.
How long has Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV been practicing?
Dr. Imbs graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Joseph Francis Imbs IV accept?
Dr. Imbs is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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