NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Smestad

Physician Assistant · Waterville, ME

Joshua Smestad is a physician assistant with a practice address in Waterville, Maine, and NPI 1447039706, issued on Sep 26, 2023. Check the license (Maine PA2697, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine 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
1447039706
Name
Joshua Smestad
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA2697 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
211 Main St, Waterville, ME 04901
Phone
(207) 877-3450
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002358); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2024
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 211 Main St

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

  1. Briann Andrews, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1679218549
  2. Mackenzie BancroftPhysician Assistant1194423251
  3. Morgan BourgoinFamily Nurse Practitioner1932973831
  4. Nancy Cooley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346282233
  5. Jennifer Diehl, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003944646
  6. Bridgett Fisher, NPNurse Practitioner1881970887

Verify Joshua Smestad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine 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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Smestad212
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone11 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 one group practice

  1. Mainegeneral Medical CenterWaterville, ME

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

Joshua Smestad among 979 physician assistant records in Maine

Joshua Smestad is one of 979 physician assistant records with a practice address in Maine. 79% 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, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2017 among the 648 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Waterville

They are 27 of the 870 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterville, and 979 physician assistant records in Maine.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christina Altstatt, P.A.Waterville, ME 049011770702391
  2. Jessica Dell'Aquila, PA-CWaterville, ME 049011679724926
  3. Fernald Garland, PA-CWaterville, ME 049011407866114
  4. Patricia Gathman, PAWaterville, ME 049011649230053
  5. Walter Haines, PA-CWaterville, ME 049011629253141
  6. Nathan Hayes, MS, PA-CWaterville, ME 049011922205756
  7. Julie Hoogeveen, PAWaterville, ME 049011609845890
  8. Michael Luck, PAWaterville, ME 049011083673982

Common questions

What is Joshua Smestad's NPI number?

Joshua Smestad's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447039706, issued on Sep 26, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Smestad located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Main St, Waterville, ME, 04901. Phone: (207) 877-3450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Smestad's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number PA2697, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua Smestad prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Smestad had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.