Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Duluth, MN
Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1518220425, issued on Jun 18, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota 11317, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua M. Peterson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 11317 MN
2921 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1012 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 249-5555
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130606000111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua M. Peterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 11317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
608 Medicare Part D claims for 309 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole178 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide90 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate64 claims
- Fluorouracil32 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
- Prednisone20 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: $36.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua M. Peterson among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 32% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
179 physician assistant records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 179 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518220425, issued on Jun 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1012 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 249-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 11317, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua M. Peterson, PA-C had 608 Medicare Part D claims for 309 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.