Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1023682655, issued on May 18, 2021. Check the license (South Carolina 3969, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Joy Ward
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 3969 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-2300
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210729000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joanna Joy Ward 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 3969Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 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): 81.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna Joy Ward among 493 medical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Joanna Joy Ward, 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 2021, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2014 among the 282 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Charleston → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erika Bell, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251669992277
- Jamie Burnett, P.A.Charleston, SC 294251427424027
- Misty Chastain, PACCharleston, SC 294251790867117
- Rebecca Looney, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251063747889
- Kaydee McLemore, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251467000992
- Kathryn Meltzer, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251043552078
- Kayla Nacarelli, PA-CCharleston, SC 294251699171694
- Anthony Poole, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTCharleston, SC 294251295967800
Common questions
What is Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C's NPI number?
Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023682655, issued on May 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 3969, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joanna Joy Ward, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.