NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1962031674 DO
Verify on CMS → Joy Ferro, DO
Family Medicine Physician in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, 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
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 316 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
85%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
46.8/100
▼ 37 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$15.62
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Joy Ferro, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 46.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,694 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 46.8/100
- MIPS score · -37 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 85%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joy Ferro, DO
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1962031674), first enumerated 04/04/2020.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,694 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 46.8/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$15.62 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Pennsylvania statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Joy Ferro, DO's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: PA-BOM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1962031674 · Family Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1962031674
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
- MIPS-LOW 46.8/100
- RX-MID 1,694
- BOOK-MID 7,324 in Pennsylvania
- PHOTO-FINISH Hasan Azad · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Ferro · this pro…
Ferro · this provider
46.8 MIPS pts
- Vivian Uzor · hi…
Vivian Uzor
46.8 MIPS pts
- Hasan Azad · near
Hasan Azad
46.8 MIPS pts
- Khyati Kadia · n…
Khyati Kadia
46.8 MIPS pts
- Arthur Morrow · …
Arthur Morrow
46.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Joy Ferro, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
47 ≥ 4th percentile 4% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured 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.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Joy Ferro, DO sits
This provider among family medicine physician peers
Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Joy Ferro, DO writes more Part D claims than 42% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 5% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Joy Ferro, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joy Ferro, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Joy Ferro, DO?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,694 52% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
46.8/100 36.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Joy Ferro, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 46.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1962031674 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/04/2020 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
46.7833
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
17.3934
Quality
51.4568
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
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 Joy Ferro, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$16
Largest payer
Organon Llc
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 - Pennsylvania PA-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 ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Joy Ferro, DO. To verify Joy Ferro, DO's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-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 Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Joy Ferro, DO - brand share 14.0%
Family Medicine Physician average
14% brand-name claims vs 85% generic, on 1,694 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,694
Total Claims
$185K
Total Drug Cost
316
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,955.167
- Total Day Supply
- 85,581
- Brand vs Generic
- 14% brand / 85% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $153K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $31K
- Opioid Claims
- 56 (3.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 30
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.63
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 106, 65-74: 131, 75-84: 62, 85+: 17
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joy Ferro, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
103 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
91 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
86 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
83 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
65 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er
Metformin Hcl Er
45 claims
- Losartan Potassium 38
Losartan Potassium
38 claims
- Trulicity 38
Trulicity
38 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Lisinopril | 103 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 91 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 86 |
| Gabapentin | 83 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 65 |
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 45 |
| Losartan Potassium | 38 |
| Trulicity Dulaglutide | 38 |
| Potassium Chloride | 34 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 33 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Joy Ferro, DO fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider
Joy Ferro, DO's 1,694 claims are below the specialty average of 3,519.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ferro, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (46.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ferro.
One of 7,324 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.
Christopher Aaron
Cresson, PA
Dr. Jose Abad
MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Ray Abarintos
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Jasim Abbasi
DO
Erie, PA
Alyssa Abbott
CRNP
Hermitage, PA
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joy Ferro, DO's specialty? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Credentials: DO.
How much does Joy Ferro, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joy Ferro, DO wrote 1,694 Medicare Part D claims totaling $185K in drug costs for 316 beneficiaries.
What is Joy Ferro, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 46.8/100 (Quality: 17.4, Cost: 51.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Joy Ferro, DO located? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO is located at 501 HOWARD AVE STE F2, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-2020.
What is Joy Ferro, DO's NPI number? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962031674, issued on 04/04/2020.
Does Joy Ferro, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO's prescribing is 14% brand-name and 85% generic drugs by claim count, with $153K in brand drug costs.
Does Joy Ferro, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Joy Ferro, DO had 56 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.3%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joy Ferro, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joy Ferro, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Lisinopril, Atorvastatin Calcium, Pantoprazole Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joy Ferro, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,694 Part D claims and 316 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joy Ferro, DO's credentials? ▼
Joy Ferro, DO's NPI is 1962031674 with credentials DO. 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
View source datasets and methodology notes
- 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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