Dr. Joseph E. Lapinsky, D.O.
Nephrology (Kidney) (Nephrology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 600
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nephrology Physician primary
GA license 91833
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Candler Hospital Savannah, GA
- St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA
- Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Beaufort, SC
- Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC
Medical groups
- Privia Medical Group of Georgia LLC (462 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 600
- Services billed
- 4,594
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 615 | 240 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 550 | 194 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 197 | 117 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 116 | 84 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 109 | 106 |
| Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | 91 | 74 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 87 | 87 |
| Urinalysis using microscope | 86 | 69 |
| Total protein level, urine | 85 | 70 |
| Urine microalbumin (protein) level | 83 | 68 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 15 companies reported 50 payments worth $1,052 in total to this clinician.
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $146 |
|---|---|
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $145 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $142 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $116 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $102 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $81.60 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $65.48 |
| Amgen Inc. | $57.59 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,048 |
|---|---|
| Education | $4.54 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Jul 22, 2025 | Education Filspari · Kidney Disease · in-kind | $4.15 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Oct 6, 2025 | Education Filspari · Kidney Disease · in-kind | $0.39 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.