Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Waldport, OR
Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Waldport, Oregon, and NPI 1720462039, issued on Jul 16, 2015. Check the license (Oregon PA214134, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Edward Handley
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA214134 OR
7621 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 SW Range Dr, Waldport, OR 97394
- Phone
- (541) 563-3197
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230614002504); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 920 SW Range Dr
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- Lee Vogelman, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1740224351
- Jennifer Wrazen, M.D., FAAPPediatrics Physician1366486532
Verify Joseph Edward Handley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license PA214134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,869 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium251 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium225 claims
- Lisinopril212 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate183 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate172 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium162 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 52.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $566.64
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Dispatchhealth-Oregon PCPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Edward Handley among 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon
Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C is one of 2,094 physician assistant records with a practice address in Oregon. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 physician assistant records list a practice address in Waldport
They are 2 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Waldport, and 2,094 physician assistant records in Oregon.
All 2,094 in Oregon → Every provider in Waldport → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Pestle, PACWaldport, OR 973941144240615
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- Peter Fox, PA-CToledo, OR 973911902841745
- Cheryl Bourgault, PA CEugene, OR 974011205823036
- Jeffrey Canter, PA-CEugene, OR 974011124091095
- Richard Cunliffe, PACEugene, OR 974011154330215
- Serena Luce, PA-CEugene, OR 974011821067489
- Leslie McStravick, PA-CEugene, OR 974011851305791
Common questions
What is Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C's NPI number?
Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720462039, issued on Jul 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 SW Range Dr, Waldport, OR, 97394. Phone: (541) 563-3197. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number PA214134, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C had 4,869 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Edward Handley, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.