Joy Ford, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Athens, GA
Joy Ford, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1720233208, issued on Nov 25, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 003441, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joy Ford
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 003441 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
- Phone
- (706) 542-8621
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 583-0217
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090615000055); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joy Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 003441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Descovy87 claims
- Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disop43 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate24 claims
- Biktarvy19 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
- Positive Impact Health Centers IncDuluth, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joy Ford among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Joy Ford, P.A. is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 40% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 physician assistant records list a practice address in Athens
They are 97 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
All 4,662 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Badach, PAAthens, GA 306021659542165
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- Michael Brugger, P.A.Athens, GA 306021497908917
- Leonard Deramus, P.A.-CAthens, GA 306021073598645
- Andrea Welter, P.A.-C.Athens, GA 306021912039629
- Sebastian Afonso, PACAthens, GA 306011700360526
- Ashley Bowker, PA-CAthens, GA 306011578047056
- Rebekah Corley, PA-CAthens, GA 306011023352358
Common questions
What is Joy Ford, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joy Ford, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720233208, issued on Nov 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joy Ford, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Carlton St, Athens, GA, 30602. Phone: (706) 542-8621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joy Ford, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 003441, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joy Ford, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joy Ford, P.A. had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 46 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.