Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Iowa City, IA
Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1902438757, issued on Feb 10, 2020. Check the license (Iowa 099217, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Benjamin Lale
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 099217 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 384-6468
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 356-1138
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211013003680); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Benjamin Lale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 099217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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
- Usacs Observation Medicine Services OF Colorado Inc.Lakewood, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Benjamin Lale among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 physician assistant records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 226 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C's NPI number?
Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902438757, issued on Feb 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 384-6468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 099217, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Benjamin Lale, PA-C had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 148 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.