Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A.
Medical Physician Assistant · Oscoda, MI
Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Oscoda, Michigan, and NPI 1205027075, issued on Aug 7, 2007. Check the license with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Lester Pestrue
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- Practice location
- 5939 N Huron RD, Oscoda, MI 48750
- Phone
- (989) 739-1441
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 739-6093
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071030000428); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Lester Pestrue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan 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
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
5,602 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 364 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Omeprazole227 claims
- Simvastatin207 claims
- Lisinopril202 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Losartan Potassium176 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mymichigan Medical Center TawasOscoda, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Lester Pestrue among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A. is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 medical physician assistant record lists a practice address in Oscoda
They are 1 of the 121 NPPES records with a practice address in Oscoda, and 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205027075, issued on Aug 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5939 N Huron RD, Oscoda, MI, 48750. Phone: (989) 739-1441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A.'s license?
Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Lester Pestrue, P.A. had 5,602 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.