NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Buchholz, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Grove City, PA

Joshua Buchholz, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396264511, issued on Sep 19, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA059275, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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
1396264511
Name
Joshua Buchholz
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
MA059275 PA
1396264511 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
647 N Broad Street Ext Ste 107, Grove City, PA 16127
Phone
(724) 458-8460
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2025
Fax
(724) 458-5062
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171226001136); 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 647 N Broad Street Ext Ste 107

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

  1. Jared Ramsey, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1346636370
  2. Harold Wrigley, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144280082

Verify Joshua Buchholz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

353 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Buchholz353
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  3. Prednisone11 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): 77.5 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  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: $77.97

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Buchholz$77.97
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
  2. University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA

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

Joshua Buchholz among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Joshua Buchholz, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Grove City

They are 9 of the 213 NPPES records with a practice address in Grove City, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly BartonGrove City, PA 161271083795959
  2. Emily BartonGrove City, PA 161271982448668
  3. Samuel CourtneyGrove City, PA 161271982785762
  4. Jennifer Lash, PA-CGrove City, PA 161271023048139
  5. Sarah Miller, PA-CGrove City, PA 161271407563604
  6. Shannon Neurohr, PA-CGrove City, PA 161271023246899
  7. Melissa SmithGrove City, PA 161271124305909
  8. Meghan Weltman, MPASGrove City, PA 161271154639722

Common questions

What is Joshua Buchholz, PA-C's NPI number?

Joshua Buchholz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396264511, issued on Sep 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Buchholz, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 647 N Broad Street Ext Ste 107, Grove City, PA, 16127. Phone: (724) 458-8460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Buchholz, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA059275, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Buchholz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Buchholz, PA-C had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joshua Buchholz, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.

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