Joseph Michael Abel, PA
Physician Assistant · Covington, LA
Joseph Michael Abel, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1588233019, issued on Jun 19, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 328275, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Michael Abel
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 328275 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 875-2828
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210915001347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Michael Abel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 328275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin420 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl146 claims
- Methocarbamol103 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl86 claims
- Methylprednisolone75 claims
- Baclofen62 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: $360.49
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Michael Abel among 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana
Joseph Michael Abel, PA is one of 1,556 physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,031 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 41% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
26 physician assistant records list a practice address in Covington
They are 26 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Michael Abel, PA's NPI number?
Joseph Michael Abel, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588233019, issued on Jun 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Michael Abel, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 875-2828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Michael Abel, PA's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 328275, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Michael Abel, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Michael Abel, PA had 1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; 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.