Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Durham, NC
Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1881461382, issued on Dec 6, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-14096, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Edward Pugliese
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-14096 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3916 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 956-9300
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2023
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (919) 287-1600
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240702004679); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3916 Ben Franklin Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua Edward Pugliese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-14096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
684 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 236 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib163 claims
- Meloxicam124 claims
- Tramadol Hcl113 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl99 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl33 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncBurlington, NC
- North Carolina Specialty Hospital LLCDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Edward Pugliese among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 83% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
511 physician assistant records list a practice address in Durham
They are 511 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881461382, issued on Dec 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3916 Ben Franklin Blvd, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 956-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-14096, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Edward Pugliese, PA-C had 684 Medicare Part D claims for 224 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.