Joan Charash, P.A.
Medical Physician Assistant · Ridgefield, CT
Joan Charash, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and NPI 1457443061, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 000509, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Charash
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 000509 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 South St, Ridgefield, CT 06877
- Phone
- (203) 438-6541
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Charash in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 000509Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
548 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen101 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium60 claims
- Tramadol Hcl44 claims
- Baclofen42 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Meloxicam34 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): 54.1 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: $22.51
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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.
Joan Charash among 1,138 medical physician assistant records in Connecticut
Joan Charash, P.A. is one of 1,138 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Connecticut
There are 1,138 medical physician assistant records in Connecticut.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haig Dodakian, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRidgefield, CT 068771760801161
- Susan Amster, PA CWestport, CT 068801164598322
- Heather Buccigross, PA CWestport, CT 068801346316502
- Lauren Fogarty, PAWestport, CT 068801841851680
- Ellen Matteson, PA-CWestport, CT 068801427320282
- Susan Turotsy, PACWestport, CT 068801013054352
- Judy Farnsworth, PAOld Greenwich, CT 068701912194515
- Lois Brenner, PA-CNorwak, CT 068571932282407
Common questions
What is Joan Charash, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joan Charash, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457443061, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Charash, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 South St, Ridgefield, CT, 06877. Phone: (203) 438-6541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Charash, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 000509, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Charash, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Charash, P.A. had 548 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joan Charash, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.1 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.