NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Benner, PA

Physician Assistant · Lexington, KY

Joshua Benner, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1982358818, issued on Feb 9, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky TC318, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982358818
Name
Joshua Benner
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
TC318 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
310 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508
Phone
(859) 226-7063
Enumerated
Feb 9, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 20, 2022
Fax
(859) 226-7266
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221028002174); 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 310 S Limestone

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

  1. McKenzie Abner, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659177129
  2. Beth Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881104024
  3. Sharon Aters, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295737799
  4. Tu Au, PHARMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891149829
  5. Treven Back, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1518646967
  6. Jessica BarkerFamily Nurse Practitioner1366826729

Verify Joshua Benner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Benner53
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl20 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium17 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $124.06

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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.

  1. Joshua Benner$124.06
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. University OF KentuckyLexington, KY

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

Joshua Benner among 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky

Joshua Benner, PA is one of 1,958 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kentucky. 76% 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 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 39% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

585 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 585 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,958 physician assistant records in Kentucky.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Armentrout, P.A.-CLexington, KY 405081164740692
  2. Patrick Dixon, PA-CLexington, KY 405081548595119
  3. Mackenzie Eiseman, PA-CLexington, KY 405081518648104
  4. Melanie Fucci, PALexington, KY 405081245984293
  5. Abigail Mc Caughley, PA-CLexington, KY 405081376384552
  6. Terry New, PA-CLexington, KY 405081194054817
  7. Ashley Norvell, PALexington, KY 405081760633325
  8. Grishma Patel, PALexington, KY 405081568117158

Common questions

What is Joshua Benner, PA's NPI number?

Joshua Benner, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982358818, issued on Feb 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Benner, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40508. Phone: (859) 226-7063. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Benner, PA's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number TC318, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Benner, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Benner, PA had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Benner, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.