Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Vale, NC
Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Vale, North Carolina, and NPI 1790505774, issued on Oct 14, 2024. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Douglas Elam
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 9576 W NC 10 Hwy, Vale, NC 28168
- Phone
- (980) 484-3630
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2024
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241218004014); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Douglas Elam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Joel Douglas Elam among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 88% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in Vale
They are 1 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Vale, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C's NPI number?
Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790505774, issued on Oct 14, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9576 W NC 10 Hwy, Vale, NC, 28168. Phone: (980) 484-3630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Douglas Elam, PA-C had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.