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Joseph Thomas Varnau, MD

Hospitalist Physician in Lafayette, IN · enumerated 2014.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1972916997

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Joseph Thomas Varnau

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 1701 S Creasy Ln, Lafayette, IN, 47905

Phone (765) 502-4000

Fax (765) 502-4709

Enumeration date Jun 6, 2014

Last updated in NPPES Jul 17, 2023

Taxonomy & licenses

208M00000X Hospitalist Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 01076192A (IN) Primary

207Q00000X Family Medicine Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 01076192A (IN) Secondary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
000001166657	Other	-	ANTHEM
13822917	Other	-	CAQH

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2023-07-17.