NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Garza, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Scottsbluff, NE

Joshua Garza, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and NPI 1639567944, issued on Jan 8, 2015. Check the license (Nebraska 1879, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639567944
Name
Joshua Garza
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
1879 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3011 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Phone
(308) 630-2215
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2015
Record last updated
Jan 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(308) 632-7921
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230414001232); 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 3011 Avenue B

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

  1. Joseph Blankenship, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1972597466
  2. Linda Bull, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1386950517
  3. Richard Clark, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902908569
  4. Ashley HeimbouchFamily Nurse Practitioner1700718558
  5. Lisa Salisbury, MSN-FNP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1376387456
  6. Ronald Strachan, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1053616300

Verify Joshua Garza in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska 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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

479 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joshua Garza479
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone77 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate75 claims
  3. Cephalexin42 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium32 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 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): 84 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 score76.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.8
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cheyenne County Hospital Association IncSidney, NE

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

Joshua Garza among 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska

Joshua Garza, PA-C is one of 1,352 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nebraska. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 47% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 971 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 50% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 physician assistant records list a practice address in Scottsbluff

They are 9 of the 1,039 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsbluff, and 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michaela Amroliwalla, PA-CScottsbluff, NE 693611013439710
  2. Abbie Cross, PAScottsbluff, NE 693611790840791
  3. Susan Deal, PAScottsbluff, NE 693611588611966
  4. Michelle Hunter, PA-CScottsbluff, NE 693611649287939
  5. Kathleen Melloh, PAScottsbluff, NE 693611841391851
  6. Katie Metz, PAScottsbluff, NE 693611558667113
  7. Johnna Pierson, P.A.-CScottsbluff, NE 693611972837185
  8. Vance Siedenburg, PAScottsbluff, NE 693611114096831

Common questions

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

Joshua Garza, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639567944, issued on Jan 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Garza, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3011 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361. Phone: (308) 630-2215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1879, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Joshua Garza, PA-C had 479 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.