Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Columbia, SC
Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1770728834, issued on Dec 3, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 834, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Hornick Sterner
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- 834 SC
3960 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4500 8TH Division RD, Columbia, SC 29207
- Phone
- (803) 751-5688
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 003109911A GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joan Hornick Sterner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
599 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 257 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl52 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium36 claims
- Pregabalin36 claims
- Gabapentin32 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): 100 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: $63.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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 Hornick Sterner among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C is one of 493 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 47% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 493 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Orin Gilbert, PA-CFt Jackson, SC 292071427278928
- Bradley Holt, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071902903008
- Louise Hughes, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071841382793
- Margaret Kinney, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071992802375
- Eugene Kistler, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071073618880
- Letrenda Miles, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071831376045
- Christopher Pase, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071790813525
- Joyce Perkins, PA-CColumbia, SC 292071154426898
Common questions
What is Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C's NPI number?
Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770728834, issued on Dec 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 8TH Division RD, Columbia, SC, 29207. Phone: (803) 751-5688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 834, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C had 599 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joan Hornick Sterner, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.