Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Joel Richard Hoekema, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1770508509

Dr. Joel Richard Hoekema, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Bellingham, Washington. Graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1995, 31 years ago. Practices with Peacehealth, a 290-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Washington.

Years since qualifying
31
Trained at
University of Washington School of Medicine
Licensed in
WA
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2979 Squalicum Pkwy Ste #203
Bellingham, WA 98225-1811 Not confirmed with CMS for 12 years — call before visiting
Phone: (360) 733-7670
Fax: (360) 647-1901
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence MD00039875 (WA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence MD00039875 (WA)

Record details

NPI number1770508509
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 12, 2014

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1995 (31 years in practice)
Group practice Peacehealth — 290 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hip replacement 53 times · 89th percentile
Knee replacement 49 times · 78th percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 29 times · 59th percentile
Spinal fusion 12 times · 29th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients440
Services billed 2,241 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $20 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Hospital · Friday Harbor, WA · listed as Peacehealth
  • Peacehealth United General Medical Center Hospital · Sedro Woolley, WA · listed as Skagit County Public Hospital District No 304
  • Island Hospital Hospital · Anacortes, WA
  • Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center Hospital · Bellingham, WA
  • Eden Home Health Home health agency · Bellingham, WA
  • Peacehealth Home Health Of Whatcom County Home health agency · Bellingham, WA
  • Signature Healthcare At Home Home health agency · Bellingham, WA

Colleagues at Peacehealth

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 290 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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