Kara L. Joice, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Lawrence, KS
Kara L. Joice, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lawrence, Kansas, and NPI 1952473613, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1501261, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara L. Joice
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 1501261 KS
1559 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Arkansas St Ste 215, Lawrence, KS 66044
- Phone
- (785) 505-2250
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Fax
- (785) 505-5259
- Medicaid ID
- 200100980A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081114000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara L. Joice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1501261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole206 claims
- Famotidine202 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium113 claims
- Linzess32 claims
- Sucralfate29 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium27 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): 85.4 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: $674.26
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lawrence Physicians LLCLawrence, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara L. Joice among 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas
Kara L. Joice, P.A. is one of 1,329 physician assistant records with a practice address in Kansas. 78% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2015 among the 868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lawrence
They are 37 of the 2,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Lawrence, and 1,329 physician assistant records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Kara L. Joice, P.A.'s NPI number?
Kara L. Joice, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952473613, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara L. Joice, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Arkansas St Ste 215, Lawrence, KS, 66044. Phone: (785) 505-2250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara L. Joice, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 1501261, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara L. Joice, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara L. Joice, P.A. had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kara L. Joice, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.