Joseph Thomas Skage
Surgical Physician Assistant · Melbourne, FL
Joseph Thomas Skage is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Melbourne, Florida, and NPI 1255092136, issued on Jan 4, 2022. Check the license (Florida PA9117899, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Thomas Skage
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA9117899 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8725 N Wickham RD, Melbourne, FL 32940
- Phone
- (321) 434-9230
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (321) 434-9269
- Medicaid ID
- 120138300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231107000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Thomas Skage in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license PA9117899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
291 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 claims
- Omeprazole64 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl46 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Sucralfate15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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: $1,285.94
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Health First Medical Group, LLCMelbourne, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Thomas Skage among 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida
Joseph Thomas Skage is one of 1,444 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2015 among the 844 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Melbourne
They are 52 of the 4,629 NPPES records with a practice address in Melbourne, and 1,444 surgical physician assistant records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Thomas Skage's NPI number?
Joseph Thomas Skage's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255092136, issued on Jan 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Thomas Skage located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8725 N Wickham RD, Melbourne, FL, 32940. Phone: (321) 434-9230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Thomas Skage's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number PA9117899, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Thomas Skage prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Thomas Skage had 291 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.