NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Cristina Joao

Physician Assistant · Avon, CT

Rachel Cristina Joao is a physician assistant with a practice address in Avon, Connecticut, and NPI 1548808074, issued on Dec 16, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 5186, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548808074
Name
Rachel Cristina Joao
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
5186 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
44 Dale RD Ste 204, Avon, CT 06001
Phone
(860) 674-8830
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2019
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2025
Fax
(860) 674-8984
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210423000577); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 44 Dale RD Ste 204

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amanda Guido, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1225958853
  2. Jayna Noreikis, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1902553076

Verify Rachel Cristina Joao in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

924 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rachel Joao924
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium276 claims
  2. Omeprazole206 claims
  3. Famotidine105 claims
  4. Peg 3350-Electrolyte37 claims
  5. Linzess32 claims
  6. Hydrocortisone29 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $670.27

32 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.

  1. Rachel Joao$670.27
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Prime Healthcare, PCEnfield, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rachel Cristina Joao among 2,047 physician assistant records in Connecticut

Rachel Cristina Joao is one of 2,047 physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 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 2019, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 1,338 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% 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 Connecticut 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 Avon

They are 37 of the 673 NPPES records with a practice address in Avon, and 2,047 physician assistant records in Connecticut.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Daniels-MillerAvon, CT 060011528401304
  2. Dennis Foley, PAAvon, CT 060011801867767
  3. Gerald Hussar, PA-CAvon, CT 060011295758571
  4. Theresa Keddy, P.A.Avon, CT 060011699019281
  5. Danielle Lauzze, PA-CAvon, CT 060011275831018
  6. Kelley Lawton, P.A.-CAvon, CT 060011386087252
  7. Aurora MaugeriAvon, CT 060011538582507
  8. Jaime McNeil, PA-CAvon, CT 060011790861896

Common questions

What is Rachel Cristina Joao's NPI number?

Rachel Cristina Joao's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548808074, issued on Dec 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Cristina Joao located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Dale RD Ste 204, Avon, CT, 06001. Phone: (860) 674-8830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Cristina Joao's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 5186, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rachel Cristina Joao prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Cristina Joao had 924 Medicare Part D claims for 354 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.