Dr. Joseph P. Drain, MD

Dr. Drain practices at George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of Veterans Health Administration.

Dr. Drain's NPI, 1407381536, was assigned on April 26, 2017. Dr. Drain graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2017. Dr. Drain's Texas license number on file is V2059.

Dr. Drain's primary practice is George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at 500 Foothill Blvd., Salt Lake City, UT 84148 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 584-1211.

Dr. Drain's primary practice is George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Drain is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drain to 5 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Drain practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Drain's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Drain's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Utah and Ohio.

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drain in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Drain's median patient age at 67, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Drain wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims for 31 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $15 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Drain for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Drain accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Drain, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Drain, published from 2019 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Postoperative Complications and Medicare. Dr. Drain has published most often in Clin Spine Surg. Dr. Drain's most frequent co-authors are Allan C. Beebe, MD, Safdar N. Khan, MD and John G. Birch, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 51 general payments to Dr. Drain from 16 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Synthes GmbH paid the most, $3,141.

Dr. Drain graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 2017.

Dr. Drain is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.