NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Erie, PA

Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871284679, issued on May 15, 2023. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA064477, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871284679
Name
Joshua Ryan Kovalcin
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
MA064477 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
311 W 24TH St Ste 101, Erie, PA 16502
Phone
(814) 452-4214
Enumerated
May 15, 2023
Record last updated
May 15, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230703000694); 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 311 W 24TH St Ste 101

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

  1. Mohammed Al Areef, MDUrology Physician1285156968
  2. Casey Bakayza, PAPhysician Assistant1588504484
  3. Scott Caldwell, CRNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1114435088
  4. Ashlee Dirado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1174939730
  5. Bethany Divell, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518647239
  6. Nicole Ehrman, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1093183964

Verify Joshua Ryan Kovalcin 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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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

831 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Kovalcin831
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl200 claims
  2. Finasteride95 claims
  3. Cephalexin57 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro45 claims
  5. Alfuzosin Hcl Er43 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl36 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $93.87

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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 Kovalcin$93.87
  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 one group practice

  1. St Vincent Medical Education And Research Institute IncAlbion, PA

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

Joshua Ryan Kovalcin among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, 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 2023, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

86 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Erie

They are 86 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Savannah Aanderud, PA-CErie, PA 165021811625437
  2. Dana AdamsErie, PA 165021093283947
  3. Melanie Bentz, PA-CErie, PA 165021932172590
  4. Jody Decastro, PA-CErie, PA 165021457633943
  5. Ashlee Dirado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTErie, PA 165021174939730
  6. Nicole Ehrman, PA-CErie, PA 165021093183964
  7. Kaitlyn Ferguson, PA-CErie, PA 165021275937898
  8. Carolyn Matthews, PA-CErie, PA 165021063883247

Common questions

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

Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871284679, issued on May 15, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 W 24TH St Ste 101, Erie, PA, 16502. Phone: (814) 452-4214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA064477, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Joshua Ryan Kovalcin, PA-C had 831 Medicare Part D claims for 347 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.