NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Talbert, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Lufkin, TX

Joshua Talbert, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1073525671, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA02779, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1073525671
Name
Joshua Talbert
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA02779 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3802 S Medford Dr, Lufkin, TX 75901
Phone
(936) 699-2100
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2024
Fax
(936) 699-2110
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 810 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Talbert1,808
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone436 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass231 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate130 claims
  4. Azithromycin81 claims
  5. Cefdinir80 claims
  6. Cephalexin51 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: $273.03

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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 Talbert$273.03
  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.

Joshua Talbert among 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas

Joshua Talbert, PA-C is one of 2,146 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Lufkin

They are 11 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 2,146 medical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shane Howatt, PALufkin, TX 759011578572152
  2. Judy-Ann Acosta, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041194024703
  3. Aaron Dudley, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041811072168
  4. Courtney Goodman, PA-C, MPA-S, B.S.Lufkin, TX 759041700813516
  5. Timothy Johnson, PALufkin, TX 759041912913807
  6. John Mullen, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTLufkin, TX 759041689682759
  7. Michael Odell, PA-CLufkin, TX 759041417969007
  8. Mark Saldana, P.A.-C.Lufkin, TX 759041528137833

Common questions

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

Joshua Talbert, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073525671, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Talbert, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3802 S Medford Dr, Lufkin, TX, 75901. Phone: (936) 699-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number PA02779, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Joshua Talbert, PA-C had 1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 810 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.