Miranda C. Johnston, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Independence, LA
Miranda C. Johnston, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Independence, Louisiana, and NPI 1003857830, issued on Jun 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana PA.A10528.RX, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Miranda C. Johnston
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA.A10528.RX LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 W 4TH St, Independence, LA 70443
- Phone
- (985) 878-0066
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 878-0626
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050526000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 281 W 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Miranda C. Johnston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license PA.A10528.RXCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12 claims
- Gabapentin12 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): 73.8 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: $39.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec 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
- Aust Medical LLCSlidell, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Miranda C. Johnston among 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana
Miranda C. Johnston, P.A. is one of 1,556 physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 1,031 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 41% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 physician assistant record lists a practice address in Independence
They are 1 of the 85 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Miranda C. Johnston, P.A.'s NPI number?
Miranda C. Johnston, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003857830, issued on Jun 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Miranda C. Johnston, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 W 4TH St, Independence, LA, 70443. Phone: (985) 878-0066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Miranda C. Johnston, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PA.A10528.RX, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Miranda C. Johnston, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Miranda C. Johnston, P.A. had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Miranda C. Johnston, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 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.