Joy Ferro, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Joy Ferro, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1962031674, issued on Apr 4, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS022786, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Ferro
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS022786 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Howard Ave Ste F2, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Howard Ave Ste F2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jesse BlankHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1073931788
- Caitlin Davis, MSW, LSWSocial Worker1720701378
- Vincent Destefino, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619722337
- Frank Gallagher, LSWSocial Worker1003549809
- Michael Geishauser, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist1811321045
- Haley Hartman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710628813
Verify Joy Ferro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS022786Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril103 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 claims
- Gabapentin83 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er45 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Joy Ferro among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joy Ferro, DO is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 53 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joy Ferro, DO's NPI number?
Joy Ferro, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962031674, issued on Apr 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Ferro, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Howard Ave Ste F2, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Ferro, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS022786, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joy Ferro, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Ferro, DO had 1,694 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joy Ferro, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.