Joel Vernon Kay, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Refugio, TX
Joel Vernon Kay, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Refugio, Texas, and NPI 1801109681, issued on Jul 21, 2010. Check the license (Texas 678592, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Vernon Kay
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 678592 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 Power St, Refugio, TX 78377
- Phone
- (830) 393-3133
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 604-9219
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Joel Vernon Kay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 678592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
598 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone109 claims
- Azithromycin78 claims
- Cefdinir51 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl32 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
- Amoxicillin24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Floresville Urgent Care ClinicFloresville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Refugio
They are 2 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Refugio, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 2 in Refugio → All 4,825 in Texas → Every provider in Refugio →
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Common questions
What is Joel Vernon Kay, NP's NPI number?
Joel Vernon Kay, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801109681, issued on Jul 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Vernon Kay, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 Power St, Refugio, TX, 78377. Phone: (830) 393-3133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Vernon Kay, NP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 678592, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Vernon Kay, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Vernon Kay, NP had 598 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.