Dr. Joseph S. Spataro
Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)
At a glance
- Medical school
- Drexel University College of Medicine (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
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
- 2015Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Gastroenterology Physician primary
VA license 0101271993 -
Internal Medicine Physician
VA license 0101271993
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Sentara Rmh Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA
Medical groups
- Rmh Medical Group LLC (256 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.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 5 companies reported 12 payments worth $13,279 in total to this clinician.
| US Endoscopy | $12,500 |
|---|---|
| Steris Corporation | $617 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $100 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $32.39 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $29.03 |
| Consulting Fee | $12,500 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $478 |
| Food and Beverage | $301 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Endoscopy Mar 26, 2025 | Consulting Fee truFreeze · Gastroenterology | $4,500 |
| US Endoscopy Apr 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee truFreeze · Gastroenterology | $4,000 |
| US Endoscopy Sep 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $3,500 |
| US Endoscopy Sep 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $500 |
| Steris Corporation Aug 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to CLEVELAND, OH · in-kind | $246 |
| Steris Corporation Mar 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging truFreeze · Gastroenterology · travel to Cary, NC · in-kind | $232 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 3 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $77,016 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Multi-National, Open-Label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long Term Efficacy and Safety of CC-93538 in Adult and Adolescent Subjects with Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis.
Celgene Corporation - Study name not reported
Lucid Diagnostics Inc. - A Multi-Center, Multi-National, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Induction and Long-term Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CC-93538 in Adult and Adolescent Subjects with Active Eosino…
Celgene Corporation
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.