Joshua Thomas Matson, PA
Physician Assistant · Crescent City, CA
Joshua Thomas Matson, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Crescent City, California, and NPI 1982862538, issued on May 30, 2008. Check the license (California 55780, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Thomas Matson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 55780 CA
3815 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 E Washington Blvd Ste 100, Crescent City, CA 95531
- Phone
- (707) 465-6925
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (707) 465-6070
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190827000251); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 550 E Washington Blvd Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Thomas Matson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 55780Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,133 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 515 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa181 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen180 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Omeprazole174 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen159 claims
- Lisinopril150 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Open Door Community Health CentersCrescent City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joshua Thomas Matson among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Joshua Thomas Matson, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 22% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 physician assistant records list a practice address in Crescent City
They are 13 of the 458 NPPES records with a practice address in Crescent City, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Thomas Matson, PA's NPI number?
Joshua Thomas Matson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982862538, issued on May 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Thomas Matson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 E Washington Blvd Ste 100, Crescent City, CA, 95531. Phone: (707) 465-6925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Thomas Matson, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 55780, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Thomas Matson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Thomas Matson, PA had 5,133 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.