NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Banham

Physician Assistant · Blaine, WA

Joseph Banham is a physician assistant with a practice address in Blaine, Washington, and NPI 1659980720, issued on Jul 24, 2020. Check the license (Washington PA61104869, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659980720
Name
Joseph Banham
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA61104869 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
861 Grant Ave, Blaine, WA 98230
Phone
(360) 371-5855
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2025
Fax
(360) 371-5855
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210219000410); accepts Medicare assignment
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 861 Grant Ave

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

  1. Zafir Khan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104407899
  2. Jessica Klassen, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811317092
  3. Roma Nagin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588247225

Verify Joseph Banham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

5,577 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Banham5,577
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium344 claims
  2. Lisinopril279 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium218 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium216 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
  6. Omeprazole189 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: $30.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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.

  1. Joseph Banham$30.72
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Family Care Network, PLLCLynden, WA

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

Joseph Banham among 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington

Joseph Banham is one of 3,718 physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 2,460 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Washington

There are 3,718 physician assistant records in Washington.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Meralee Byker, P.A.-CBellingham, WA 982291346455870
  2. Earl Franklin, PA CBellingham, WA 982291699774661
  3. Averil True, PA-CBellingham, WA 982291295252435
  4. Amy Cantrell, PA-CBurlington, WA 982331457341695
  5. Kathleen Kollmar-Wadland, PACBurlington, WA 982331336107812
  6. Katie Armbruster, PA-CBellingham, WA 982261942816186
  7. Megan Britson, PABellingham, WA 982261194149617
  8. Matthew Dangleis, PA-CBellingham, WA 982261033887575

Common questions

What is Joseph Banham's NPI number?

Joseph Banham's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659980720, issued on Jul 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Banham located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 861 Grant Ave, Blaine, WA, 98230. Phone: (360) 371-5855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Banham's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number PA61104869, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Banham prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Banham had 5,577 Medicare Part D claims for 417 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.