NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Arden, NC

Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1275508285, issued on Feb 22, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 103190, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275508285
Name
Jay L. Clarke
Credential
MHS, PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
103190 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
78 Long Shoals RD, Arden, NC 28704
Phone
(828) 684-0703
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(828) 684-5344
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040302000793); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 78 Long Shoals RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael Cogburn, MDDermatology Physician1912972811
  2. Frederick Gourdin, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1215902663
  3. Christopher Urban, M.D.Procedural Dermatology Physician1508183286

Verify Jay L. Clarke in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,579 Medicare Part D claims for 1,057 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Jay Clarke2,579
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole468 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide363 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate169 claims
  4. Minoxidil168 claims
  5. Metronidazole115 claims
  6. Clobetasol Propionate111 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $58,650.42

100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jay Clarke$58,650
  2. Specialty average$842

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Skin Surgery Center PAWinston Salem, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jay L. Clarke among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Arden

They are 27 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kyle Bailey, PACArden, NC 287041851450225
  2. Katie Dager, PAArden, NC 287041205172202
  3. David Fluech, PA-CArden, NC 287041114979283
  4. Kristen Fromal, PA-CArden, NC 287041023446481
  5. Anne Fulbright, MA. MMS, PA-CArden, NC 287041730449638
  6. Whitney Garren, PAArden, NC 287041437426079
  7. Ryan Groth, PAArden, NC 287041629384268
  8. Paula Hunter, PA-CArden, NC 287041588695381

Common questions

What is Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C's NPI number?

Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275508285, issued on Feb 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Long Shoals RD, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 684-0703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 103190, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C had 2,579 Medicare Part D claims for 1,057 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jay L. Clarke, MHS, PA-C's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.