NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR

Internal Medicine Physician · Marianna, FL

Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Marianna, Florida, and NPI 1548243728, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0057012, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1548243728
Name
Joe Howard Gay
Credential
MEDICAL DOCTOR
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME0057012 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4215 Kelson Ave, Marianna, FL 32446
Phone
(850) 526-3434
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2026
Fax
(850) 526-7743
Medicaid ID
063188400 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100324000940); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4215 Kelson Ave

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,409 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 443 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joe Gay3,409
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen206 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
  3. Carvedilol100 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium95 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen80 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $175.13

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joe Gay$175.13
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Chipola Medical Associates LLCMarianna, FL

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

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Marianna

They are 8 of the 353 NPPES records with a practice address in Marianna, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

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  4. Sarah AbbasWeston, FL1023864154
  5. Kenan Abbasi, MDHollywood, FL1619472321
  6. Nuzhat Abbasi, MDNorth Miami Beach, FL1184655466
  7. Tony Abbassi, MDMiami, FL1679589188
  8. Alaa Abd El Rahman, M.D.Orlando, FL1326243908
  9. Aza Abdalla, MDPompano Beach, FL1588903207
  10. Mahmoud Abdalla, MDTampa, FL1770263840

Common questions

What is Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR's NPI number?

Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548243728, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4215 Kelson Ave, Marianna, FL, 32446. Phone: (850) 526-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0057012, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR had 3,409 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joe Howard Gay, MEDICAL DOCTOR'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.