Joshua Aaron Cross
Surgical Physician Assistant · Lakewood, CO
Joshua Aaron Cross is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lakewood, Colorado, and NPI 1043375959, issued on Dec 22, 2006. Check the license (Colorado PA.0004104, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Aaron Cross
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- PA.0004104 CO
10184 MN
PAC1023 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11700 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO 80228
- Phone
- (720) 321-8680
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2024
- Fax
- (720) 321-8681
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141211001500); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11700 W 2ND PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nima Aghili, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1043487655
- John Altman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780680777
- Jeanine Ashley, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1689045932
- Bridget Beck, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1922281534
- David Beck, MDSurgery Physician1871539627
- Christine Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1306155957
Verify Joshua Aaron Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.0004104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide21 claims
- Clopidogrel16 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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): 83 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,739.61
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Maquet Cardiovascular L.L.C. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Portercare Adventist Health SystemDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Aaron Cross among 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado
Joshua Aaron Cross is one of 699 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2015 among the 511 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363AS0400X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Colorado
There are 699 surgical physician assistant records in Colorado.
All 699 in Colorado → Every provider in Lakewood → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Birchem, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281306155957
- Nicholas Boyce, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281205612595
- Chelsea Carruthers, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLakewood, CO 802281588148985
- Kathryn Davis, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281992272793
- Jonathan Degner, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281154604452
- Alexandra Hensley, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281487319364
- Laura Hower, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281699081661
- Leigh Johnson, PA-CLakewood, CO 802281063172310
Common questions
What is Joshua Aaron Cross's NPI number?
Joshua Aaron Cross's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043375959, issued on Dec 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Aaron Cross located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11700 W 2ND PL, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (720) 321-8680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Aaron Cross's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0004104, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Aaron Cross prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Aaron Cross had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Aaron Cross's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.