Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Alamogordo, NM
Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and NPI 1205115367, issued on Aug 8, 2011. Check the license (New Mexico PA2011-0031, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua D. Cerna
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA2011-0031 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2669 Scenic Dr, Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone
- (575) 443-7845
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111117000401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2669 Scenic Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua D. Cerna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license PA2011-0031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt15 claims
- Azithromycin14 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 one group practice
- Otero County Hospital AssociationAlamogordo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua D. Cerna among 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico
Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C is one of 274 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in New Mexico
There are 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico.
All 274 in New Mexico → Every provider in Alamogordo → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valerie Webb, PA-CAlamogordo, NM 883101316387087
- Angela Barney, PA-CHolloman Afb, NM 883301790746287
- Janice Perido, PA-CHolloman Afb, NM 883301558797241
- Mark King, PARuidoso, NM 883451457442691
- Curtis Beauvais, PALovington, NM 882601487647426
- Matthew Kaiser, PA-CArtesia, NM 882101053776708
- Tina Southward, PACRoswell, NM 882031164434387
- Shannon Callaway, PA-CRoswell, NM 882011144224932
Common questions
What is Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205115367, issued on Aug 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2669 Scenic Dr, Alamogordo, NM, 88310. Phone: (575) 443-7845. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number PA2011-0031, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua D. Cerna, PA-C had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.