Joseph R Berger III, D.O.

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

K0636 Issued in TX

Practice address

249 S Craig St
Buffalo, TX 75831-7707

Phone

(903) 322-1080

Fax

(903) 322-1086

NPI assigned

Aug 25, 2005

Last updated

Jan 28, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Emergency MedicineAlso: Family Practice

Education

University of North Texas HSC, College of Osteopathic Med, 1994

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Fairfield Hospital DistrictGroup PAC ID 6507149192, 20 clinicians

Integrative Emergency Services Physician Group-Houston PLLCGroup PAC ID 7113258500, 212 clinicians

Texas Specialty PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 6305901927, 59 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Elara Caring Home health agency, Teague, TX, CCN 458346
• Freestone Medical Center Hospital, Fairfield, TX, CCN 450658
• Parkview Regional Hospital Hospital, Mexia, TX, CCN 450400
• Palestine Regional Medical Center Hospital, Palestine, TX, CCN 450747

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: fmcjberge@yourcarecommunity.org
• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Fairfield Hospital District

  dba Freestone Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fairfield, TX
  • NPI 1235685892
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Integrative Emergency Services Physician Group-Houston PLLC

  dba IES Houston

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Pasadena, TX
  • NPI 1801458708
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Texas Specialty Physicians

  dba Palestine Pediatrics

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1558521179
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Concord Medical Group of Texas PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Lubbock, TX
  • NPI 1750790762
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Concord Medical Group PLLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Lubbock, TX
  • NPI 1083630610
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ess of Fairfield LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Fairfield, TX
  • NPI 1588132856
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• HCC of Fairfield LLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Fairfield, TX
  • NPI 1487122750
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Fairfield Hospital District

  dba Freestone Health Clinic at Teague

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Teague, TX
  • NPI 1679049050

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Fairfield Hospital District

  dba Leon Health Clinic

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Buffalo, TX
  • NPI 1831782614

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Texas Specialty Physicians

  dba Palestine Medical Group: Behavioral Health

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1861378168
  NPD
• Texas Specialty Physicians

  dba Smith General Surgery

  • Surgery Physician
  • Ennis, TX
  • NPI 1942538616
  NPD
• East Texas Medical Center Healthcare Associates

  dba Texas Trauma and Emergency Care

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1326082892
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Fairfield Hospital District

  dba Freestone Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fairfield, TX
  • NPI 1235685892
  Care Compare affiliation
• JHS Operations, LLC

  dba Elara Caring

  • Home Health Agency
  • Teague, TX
  • NPI 1770576563
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mexia Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership

  dba Parkview Regional Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Mexia, TX
  • NPI 1497708929
  Care Compare affiliation
• Palestine Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership

  dba Palestine Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1164510673
  Care Compare affiliation
• Palestine Principal Healthcare Limited Partnership

  dba Palestine Regional Rehabilitation Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Palestine, TX
  • NPI 1326113762
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "last_updated": "2026-01-28",
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}

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• Family Medicine Physician in Buffalo, TX
• Providers in Buffalo, TX by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 28, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.