Joel R Gardner , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Richland, WA
888 Swift Blvd
Richland, WA 993523514
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on August 7, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 344 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 โ Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 173 service units.
- 99284 โ Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 81 service units.
- 93010 โ Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only: 51 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 143 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cephalexin โ 36 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) โ 24 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 21 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 254. Middle half: 118 to 395.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,713 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 481.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 270 in 2020 to 344 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
888 Swift Blvd
Richland, WA 993523514
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Yakima, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Prosser Public Hospital District Of Benton County. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
321 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $35,333 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $27,665 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
143 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$836 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $135.00 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2018
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Joel Gardner has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Joel Gardner as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Richland and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 254. Middle half: 118 to 395.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,713 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 218. Middle half: 77 to 481.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,782. Middle half: $9,085 to $34,017.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,713 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,161. Middle half: $6,883 to $34,686.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,335. Middle half: $7,188 to $24,209.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 1,713 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,607. Middle half: $4,861 to $25,329.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 56 to 282.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,003 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 246. Middle half: 75 to 798.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Richland, WA (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,166. Middle half: $378 to $4,100.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Washington (2024, 2,003 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,375. Middle half: $766 to $64,886.
82 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Richland, WA (3,812 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Richland
13.4% of these 82 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.2% of these 82 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 27% from 270 in 2020 to 344 in 2024.
- 2020: 270
- 2021: 335
- 2022: 389
- 2023: 277
- 2024: 344
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 30% from $27,254 in 2020 to $35,333 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,254
- 2021: $34,987
- 2022: $38,998
- 2023: $27,116
- 2024: $35,333
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 28% from $21,653 in 2020 to $27,665 in 2024.
- 2020: $21,653
- 2021: $27,260
- 2022: $30,587
- 2023: $20,499
- 2024: $27,665
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 411% from 28 in 2020 to 143 in 2024.
- 2020: 28
- 2021: 28
- 2022: 71
- 2023: 77
- 2024: 143
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 411% from 28 in 2020 to 143 in 2024.
- 2020: 28
- 2021: 28
- 2022: 71
- 2023: 77
- 2024: 143
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $141 in 2020 to $836 in 2024.
- 2020: $141
- 2021: $535
- 2022: $1,079
- 2023: $558
- 2024: $836
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $135.00.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bristol Myers Squibb Company |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COBENFY | General | $135.00 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2017โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2018โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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173 | 172 | $799.95 | $142.67 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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81 | 78 | $512.51 | $99.23 |
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93010
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
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51 | 51 | $50.18 | $6.70 |
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99283
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making
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39 | 39 | $373.62 | $58.26 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 36 | 249 | $249.62 | 36 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 24 | 177 | $181.85 | 24 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 21 | 60 | $85.76 | 21 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 88 | $45.28 | 17 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | 54 | $58.51 | 17 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 16 | 99 | $142.60 | 16 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 12 | 84 | $72.65 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20181217001316
WA
7012252224
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Prosser Public Hospital District Of Benton County
200 Prosser Health Dr, Prosser, WA 993507832
Phone: 5097886022
Secondary Practice Locations
122 S 41st St Apt 2
Yakima, WA 989011405
Phone: 2533552743
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 122 S 41st St Apt 2, Yakima, WA 989011405
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 888 SWIFT BLVD, RICHLAND, WA 993523514 (Tel: 5099464611)
Registered at 122 S 41ST ST APT 2, YAKIMA, WA 989011405 (Tel: 2533552743)
Recorded as JOEL GARDNER, PA-C
Physician Assistant
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Richland
- Larry Nye, PA-C
- Anneliese Trader, PA-C
- Lauren Deichman, PA-C
- Cameron Ritchie, PA-C
- Marissa Parsons, PA-C
- Matthew Porter, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Mailing Address
122 S 41st St Apt 2
Yakima, WA 989011405
Phone: 2533552743