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Joshua Thurman, PA-C

Physician Assistant in Muskegon, Michigan. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 149,975 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
406
Medicare Part D claims · 191 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 790
MIPS score
83.4/100
▲ 0 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$104.3
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Joshua Thurman, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 83.4/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 406 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

83.4/100
MIPS score · +0 vs avg
406
Part D claims, 2023
$104.3
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Joshua Thurman, PA-C's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

83 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Joshua Thurman, PA-C sits

This provider among physician assistant peers

Across the 27,054 physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joshua Thurman, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 64% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 41% — placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume — percentile in specialtyMIPS quality — percentilePart D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality — percentile: 35Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality — percentile: 5Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality — percentile: 13Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality — percentile: 10Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality — percentile: 95Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality — percentile: 43Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality — percentile: 52Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality — percentile: 33Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality — percentile: 72Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality — percentile: 38Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality — percentile: 67Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality — percentile: 78Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality — percentile: 63Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality — percentile: 73Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality — percentile: 20Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality — percentile: 32Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality — percentile: 15Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality — percentile: 50Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality — percentile: 60Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality — percentile: 98Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality — percentile: 82Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality — percentile: 12Part D claim 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specialty: 32 · MIPS quality — percentile: 98Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality — percentile: 70Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality — percentile: 3Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality — percentile: 68Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality — percentile: 22Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality — percentile: 48Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality — percentile: 62Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality — percentile: 18Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality — percentile: 45Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality — percentile: 37Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality — percentile: 93Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality — percentile: 65Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality — percentile: 57Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality — percentile: 8Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality — percentile: 30Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality — percentile: 2Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality — percentile: 23Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality — percentile: 23Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality — percentile: 7Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality — percentile: 90Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality — percentile: 80Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality — percentile: 55Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality — percentile: 53Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality — percentile: 87Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality — percentile: 73Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality — percentile: 40Joshua Thurman, PA-C — Part D claim volume — percentile in specialty: 64 · MIPS quality — percentile: 41
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joshua Thurman, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Joshua Thurman, PA-C?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/18/2012

NPI 1992041024

Primary specialty

Physician Assistant

High-volume

149,975 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

406 49% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 790

MIPS final score

83.4/100 0.3 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Michigan

How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Michigan providers

Michigan providers

Largest specialties in Michigan (% of in-state providers)

Behavior Technician — 21.4%Behavior Technician21.4%Clinical Social Worker — 5.8%Clinical Social Worker5.8%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program — 3.6%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program3.6%Physical Therapist — 3.4%Physical Therapist3.4%Social Worker — 3.4%Social Worker3.4%Pharmacist — 3%Pharmacist3%Physician Assistant — 2.3%Physician Assistant2.3%
Largest specialties in Michigan (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

Joshua Thurman, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physician Assistant national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
83.4/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Physician Assistant) — 83.4/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%83.4%
MIPS final score (Physician Assistant) — 83.4/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Joshua Thurman, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 1400 MERCY DR STE 100, Muskegon, MI, 49444, with a listed phone of (231) 733-1326. NPI 1992041024 was issued on 12/18/2012. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Thurman most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 406 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 191 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $4K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 49.3%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 83.4/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 71.8, Cost 80), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Physician Assistant is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 149,975 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 790 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1400 MERCY DR STE 100
Muskegon, MI 49444

Provider Details

NPI 1992041024
Specialty Physician Assistant
Credentials PA-C
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/18/2012

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

83.3586
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
71.7956
Quality
79.9747
Cost
86
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Joshua Thurman, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Orthopaedic Associates OF Muskegon PC
Muskegon, MI

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joshua Thurman, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$104

Largest payer

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to Joshua Thurman, PA-C. To verify Joshua Thurman, PA-C's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

123
Total board actions, Michigan 2023
Across 120 cases
3.00
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Michigan statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
44 cases

MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

406
Total Claims
$4K
Total Drug Cost
191
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
406
Total Day Supply
2,585
Generic Drug Cost
$2K
Opioid Claims
200 (49.3% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
81

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.12
Gender Split
60% female / 40% male
Age Distribution
<65: 21, 65-74: 97, 75-84: 61, 85+: 12

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Joshua Thurman, PA-C prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
137
Cephalexin
73
Celecoxib
51
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
42
Gabapentin
22
Pregabalin
17
Tramadol Hcl
17

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Physician Assistant Overview

How Joshua Thurman, PA-C fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

149,975
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
790
Avg Claims per Provider

Joshua Thurman, PA-C's 406 claims are below the specialty average of 790.

Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Michigan

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Thurman.

Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Michigan medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Joshua Thurman, PA-C's specialty?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in Muskegon, Michigan. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Joshua Thurman, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Joshua Thurman, PA-C wrote 406 Medicare Part D claims totaling $4K in drug costs for 191 beneficiaries.
What is Joshua Thurman, PA-C's Medicare quality score?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 83.4/100 (Quality: 71.8, Cost: 80). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Joshua Thurman, PA-C located?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C is located at 1400 MERCY DR STE 100, Muskegon, MI, 49444. Phone: (231) 733-1326.
What is Joshua Thurman, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992041024, issued on 12/18/2012.
Does Joshua Thurman, PA-C prescribe opioids?
Yes, Joshua Thurman, PA-C had 200 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 49.3%.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US?
There are 149,975 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 790 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joshua Thurman, PA-C prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Joshua Thurman, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin, Celecoxib. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joshua Thurman, PA-C accept Medicare?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 406 Part D claims and 191 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joshua Thurman, PA-C's credentials?
Joshua Thurman, PA-C's NPI is 1992041024 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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