NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Wayne Bankston

Nurse Practitioner · Tuscaloosa, AL

Joshua Wayne Bankston is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1609418342, issued on Oct 15, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 1-159330, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1609418342
Name
Joshua Wayne Bankston
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
1-159330 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
809 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
(205) 759-7122
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2019
Record last updated
May 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
224805 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200121000553); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2019
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 809 University Blvd E

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

  1. James Alexander, CRNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1568884575
  2. Mary Arvay, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437180700
  3. Grant Atkins, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1942068838
  4. Angela Bagwell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598940868
  5. Wyatt Bailey, PHARMDPharmacist1194646570
  6. Ann BambargerPharmacist1942122122

Verify Joshua Wayne Bankston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

315 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Joshua Bankston315
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone27 claims
  2. Baclofen25 claims
  3. Cephalexin24 claims
  4. Azithromycin20 claims
  5. Ibuprofen18 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 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: $15.46

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Bankston$15.46
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Alteon Health Alabama, LLCJasper, AL
  2. Island Medical Alabama LLCCullman, AL

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

Joshua Wayne Bankston among 1,442 nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Joshua Wayne Bankston is one of 1,442 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 848 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa

They are 49 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,442 nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katina Burton, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011730530536
  2. Megan Dillard, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011679939334
  3. Caleb Elmore, NP-CTuscaloosa, AL 354011013322288
  4. Susan Fontaine, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011467629428
  5. Gregory Hamrick, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011063476679
  6. William Hudgins, NPTuscaloosa, AL 354011821188756
  7. Shannon Morrison, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011083771497
  8. Virginia Nix, CRNPTuscaloosa, AL 354011033341201

Common questions

What is Joshua Wayne Bankston's NPI number?

Joshua Wayne Bankston's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609418342, issued on Oct 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Wayne Bankston located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 University Blvd E, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401. Phone: (205) 759-7122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Wayne Bankston's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-159330, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Wayne Bankston prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Wayne Bankston had 315 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.