Joy Ford, PA - Medicare Physician Assistant in Athens, GA

Joy Ford, PA is a medicare enrolled "Physician Assistant" in Athens, Georgia. She graduated from nursing school in 2016 and has 8 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Physician Assistant. She is a member of the group practice Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc and her current practice location is 55 Carlton St, Athens, Georgia. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (706) 542-8621.

Joy Ford is licensed to practice in Georgia (license number 003441) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1720233208.

Contact Information

Joy Ford, PA
55 Carlton St,
Athens, GA 30602-1526
(706) 542-8621
(706) 583-0217



Provider's Profile

Full NameJoy Ford
GenderFemale
SpecialityPhysician Assistant
Experience8 Years
Location55 Carlton St, Athens, Georgia
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Joy Ford graduated from nursing school in 2016
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1720233208
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 11/25/2008
  • Last Update Date: 10/22/2009
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 2062562085
  • Enrollment ID: I20090615000055

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Joy Ford such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1720233208NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
363A00000XPhysician Assistant 003441 (Georgia)Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc549672198720

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Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Joy Ford is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Joy Ford, PA
55 Carlton St,
Athens, GA 30602-1526

Ph: (706) 542-8621
Joy Ford, PA
55 Carlton St,
Athens, GA 30602-1526

Ph: (706) 542-8621

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