Joanna Gao, PAC

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363AS0400X

License

PA70038034 Issued in WA

Practice address

1708 Yakima Ave Ste 105
Tacoma, WA 98405-5300

Phone

(253) 552-1200

Fax

(253) 552-1239

NPI assigned

Jul 9, 2025

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in WA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Franciscan Medical GroupGroup PAC ID 0547173866, 1,400 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Joseph Medical Center Hospital, Tacoma, WA, CCN 500108

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Silverdale, WA
  • NPI 1093165334
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1366539421
  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Silverdale, WA
  • NPI 1710432612
  NPD
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Gig Harbor, WA
  • NPI 1386602555

  Physician Assistant

  NPD (past)
• Franciscan Medical Group

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1477999415
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1124291117
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1659585370

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tacoma, WA
  • NPI 1952309098
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1708 YAKIMA AVE STE 105",
            "city": "TACOMA",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "984055300",
            "telephone_number": "253-552-1200",
            "fax_number": "253-552-1239"
        },
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            "city": "TACOMA",
            "state": "WA",
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            "fax_number": "253-552-1239"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "1950 NW Myhre Rd Fl 2",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Silverdale",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "983837662",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "564-240-4110",
            "fax_number": "564-240-4088",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "GAO",
        "first_name": "JOANNA",
        "credential": "PAC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2025-07-09",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "363A00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Physician Assistant",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Kevin K Gandhi, M.D.
• Gregory Gannon, LCSW
• Nikki Onawa Gant, LMP
• Robert W Gantz, ARPN
• Anita Ruth Ganz, CRNA
• Weiqiang Gao, M.D.
• Wendy Gao, MD
• Criselda Garate, RN
• Wilfredo Garay, DDS
• Mayra Emperatriz Garcia Ceron

• Surgical Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA
• Providers in Tacoma, WA by specialty
• Surgical Physician Assistant in Washington

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 4, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.