NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Lakin, KS

Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lakin, Kansas, and NPI 1225923535, issued on Jun 9, 2025. Check the license with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225923535
Name
Joseph Stephen Flax
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
500 E Thorpe St, Lakin, KS 67860
Phone
(620) 355-7111
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2025
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250813000490); 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 500 E Thorpe St

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

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  2. Lauren Brown, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871012997
  3. Kendal Carswell, LMSW, LCACSocial Worker1396113015
  4. Anthony Gunawan, PAPhysician Assistant1811543531
  5. Karma Huck, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1548767148
  6. Raul Leyva-Montes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285466102

Verify Joseph Stephen Flax in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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One hospital affiliation

  1. Kearny County HospitalLakin, KS · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Stephen Flax among 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas

Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C is one of 1,329 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kansas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 92% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2015 among the 868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lakin

They are 8 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakin, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiana Bishop, P.A.Lakin, KS 678601629453238
  2. Anthony Gunawan, PALakin, KS 678601811543531
  3. Erin Keeley, PA-CLakin, KS 678601083083497
  4. Sedera Lane, PALakin, KS 678601790119139
  5. Raul Leyva-Montes, PA-CLakin, KS 678601285466102
  6. Hannah Schauf, PA-CLakin, KS 678601356096499
  7. Payden Shapland, PA-CLakin, KS 678601659071181
  8. Morgen Budde, PALeoti, KS 678611265124721

Common questions

What is Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225923535, issued on Jun 9, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 E Thorpe St, Lakin, KS, 67860. Phone: (620) 355-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Stephen Flax, PA-C's license?

Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.