Joan Altman, PAC
Physician Assistant · Chandler, AZ
Joan Altman, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1134239080, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 1878, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Altman
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1878 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 S Dobson RD, Chandler, AZ 85224
- Phone
- (480) 899-7546
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2023
- Fax
- (480) 899-7599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151001001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 S Dobson RD
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Verify Joan Altman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
755 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole138 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate116 claims
- Fluorouracil102 claims
- Hydrocortisone66 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide50 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate41 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,529.01
119 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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.
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
- Epiphany Dermatology OF Arizona LLCPeoria, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joan Altman among 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona
Joan Altman, PAC is one of 3,666 physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2018 among the 2,207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
148 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chandler
They are 148 of the 5,497 NPPES records with a practice address in Chandler, and 3,666 physician assistant records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Joan Altman, PAC's NPI number?
Joan Altman, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134239080, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Altman, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 S Dobson RD, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (480) 899-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Altman, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1878, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Altman, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Altman, PAC had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 376 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joan Altman, PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.