Joshua Brahen
Physician Assistant · Truckee, CA
Joshua Brahen is a physician assistant with a practice address in Truckee, California, and NPI 1740604495, issued on Feb 14, 2014. Check the license (California 61054, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Brahen
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 61054 CA
PA1595 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161
- Phone
- (530) 582-1212
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2026
- Fax
- (530) 587-4278
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220527001670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Brahen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 61054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,119 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium150 claims
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa51 claims
- Metformin Hcl42 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide36 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 2 group practices
- Northern Nevada Hiv Outpatient Program Education And ServicesReno, NV
- Tahoe Forest Hospital DistrictTruckee, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Brahen among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Joshua Brahen is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2014, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 physician assistant records list a practice address in Truckee
They are 25 of the 570 NPPES records with a practice address in Truckee, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Brahen's NPI number?
Joshua Brahen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740604495, issued on Feb 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Brahen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA, 96161. Phone: (530) 582-1212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Brahen's license?
NPPES lists California license number 61054, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Brahen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Brahen had 1,119 Medicare Part D claims for 81 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.