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Jolene R Driver, PA

Physician Assistant · Ellsworth

NPI 1730119967

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1
Since medical school
17 years
University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2009

Offices

1 location · Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities · 73 clinicians in this group

Looking this up.

Hospitals listed: Calais Community Hospital · Down East Community Hospital · Mount Desert Island Hospital · Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

Not verified

We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Jolene R Driver’s office to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.

State licence records

1 licence

  • Texas PA03332Physician Assistant License · since 2002 · expires 2028-02-28
    ActiveNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state

We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.

Hospitals they work in

5 hospitals

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Calais Community HospitalCalais, MECritical Access Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department71% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Down East Community HospitalMachias, MECritical Access Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department63% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, MECritical Access Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPatients rate it 5 of 5 · 90% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, MECritical Access Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Northern Light Health, which runs 11 hospitals71% would definitely recommend it
    No overall ratingNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
  • Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, MEAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Northern Light Health, which runs 11 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 58% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
See every measure and the patient survey for Calais Community Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 1 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Calais Community Hospital
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths21 · 58 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths5.9 · 96 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-6.5 · 56 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.6 · 50 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Share of patients giving the best answer at Calais Community Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information77%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)64%
"Always" quiet at night63%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital71%
See every measure and the patient survey for Down East Community Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Down East Community Hospital
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.1 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.6 · 155 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.4 · 27 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-11.5 · 59 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 68 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.4 · 25 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Share of patients giving the best answer at Down East Community Hospital
Room was "always" clean78%
Nurses "always" communicated well83%
Doctors "always" communicated well83%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge80%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand79%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect91%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)62%
Staff "always" explained new medications78%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand84%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
"Always" quiet at night59%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital63%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%
See every measure and the patient survey for Mount Desert Island Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Safety: 0 better, 1 the same, 0 worse of 1 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 1 the same, 1 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Mount Desert Island Hospital
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.8 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.4 · 216 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits53.8 · 30 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.3 · 26 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (106 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mount Desert Island Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication5
Doctor communication5
Communication about medicines4
Discharge information5
Overall hospital rating5
Quietness4
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mount Desert Island Hospital
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well93%
Doctors "always" communicated well94%
Staff "always" explained68%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information94%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge93%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand91%
Doctors "always" listened carefully93%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect97%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)86%
Staff "always" explained new medications85%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand89%
Nurses "always" listened carefully94%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect96%
"Always" quiet at night67%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital90%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms94%
See every measure and the patient survey for Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.8 · 29 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.2 · 141 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits39.6 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.7 · 42 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Share of patients giving the best answer at Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Room was "always" clean80%
Nurses "always" communicated well87%
Doctors "always" communicated well85%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand82%
Doctors "always" listened carefully83%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect89%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)73%
Staff "always" explained new medications72%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand84%
Nurses "always" listened carefully84%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect93%
"Always" quiet at night66%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital71%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%
See every measure and the patient survey for Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 6 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.01 (0 to 2.08) · 135 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.9 (0.43 to 1.37)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.5 · 30 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 31 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths11.2 · 83 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.3 · 88 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.9 · 44 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.1 · 671 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.2 (0 to 0.44) · 864 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 849 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.27 (0.71 to 5.83) · 121 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.65 (0 to 3.37) · 31 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.29 (0.57 to 4.01) · 113 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.57 (0 to 18.31) · 31 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.97 (0.74 to 9.2) · 25 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.2 to 3.23) · 42 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.46 (0 to 1.61) · 755 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.23No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.6 · 98 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits4.3 · 86 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits77.8 · 91 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.4 · 141 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.8 (3.9 to 8.7) · 88 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits8.8 (6.1 to 12.8) · 88 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.8 · 71 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.8 (10.5 to 18) · 762 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (420 patients answered, 23% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness3
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Room was "always" clean79%
Nurses "always" communicated well78%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained65%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully78%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)59%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand73%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night55%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital58%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$24,932

Medicare paid this office $24,932 for 360 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)195$13,078$60
Short return visit (20+ min)129$6,217$40
New patient visit (45+ min)18$1,513$84
Short return visit (20+ min)18$873$42
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes13$798$61
See all 8 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)195$13,078$60
Short return visit (20+ min)129$6,217$40
New patient visit (45+ min)18$1,513$84
Short return visit (20+ min)18$873$42
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes13$798$61
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes34$752$21
New patient visit (30+ min)12$619$52
Short return visit30$533$18

Who their Medicare patients are

360 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Under 65 8% · 85 and older 14% · Women 33% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 1.19. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1.31.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 72% · Cancer 26% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Diabetes 24% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Atrial fibrillation 23% · Depression 19% · Heart failure 17% · COPD 16% · Stroke 7% · Dementia 6%.

The office billed $98,004, Medicare allowed $32,122 and paid $24,932; for 515 services of 14 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024360515751.19$98,004$24,932
20234758670.95$5,064$2,211
20223958641.10$3,274$1,770
20131720692.10$32,284$2,762

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19), influenza virus types a and b, and respiratory syncytial virus11$1,538$140
Automated urinalysis test13$29$2

2022: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Automated urinalysis test14$31$2

Medicaid work

$2,406 in 2024

Medicaid paid $2,406 for 115 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 24 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Return visit (30+ min)54$1,263
Short return visit (20+ min)61$1,143
Medicaid work by year
2024115224$2,406
2023103320$3,018
2022121326$6,959
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe technique78$1,790
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), influenza virus types A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus, multiplex amplified probe technique13$1,098
Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A12$130

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), influenza virus types A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus, multiplex amplified probe technique62$5,491
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe technique45$1,073
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique14$395

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$179,483

Pharmacies billed $179,483 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 1% of their Part D prescriptions (17 of 1,218) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical physician assistant clinician is at 1%.

975 generic and 243 brand-name prescriptions · $179,483 in drug cost · 296 antibiotic prescriptions to 160 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Myrbetriq161$94,376$586
Gemtesa31$27,958$902
Jatenzo21$19,418$925
Solifenacin166$10,283$62
Mirabegron Er12$8,302$692
See all 19 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Myrbetriq161$94,376$586
Gemtesa31$27,958$902
Jatenzo21$19,418$925
Solifenacin166$10,283$62
Mirabegron Er12$8,302$692
Tamsulosin225$3,310$15
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro67$2,096$31
Estradiol36$1,751$49
Testosterone11$1,283$117
Oxybutynin Chloride Er35$902$26
Finasteride75$815$11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11$419$38
Cephalexin51$324$6
Cefdinir16$271$17
Ciprofloxacin28$195$7
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim61$187$3
Nystatin11$160$15
Fluconazole18$120$7
Tramadol11$32$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,2184561% (17)20%$179,483
20232631600% (0)8%$4,437
20221921300% (0)11%$4,048
201716None0% (0)None$472

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass36$334$9
Cefdinir15$260$17
Doxycycline Monohydrate21$257$12
Fluticasone Propionate18$254$14
Cephalexin24$159$7
Prednisone27$84$3
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16$63$4

2022: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14$389$28
Doxycycline Monohydrate15$236$16
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21$159$8
Cephalexin23$143$6
Azithromycin12$61$5
Prednisone13$30$2

Money from drug and device companies

$34 in 2024

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
PfizerOrgovyx$21
1 payment
  • Education for Orgovyx · 2024-08-01 · $21
TolmarJatenzo$13
1 payment
  • Meals for Jatenzo · 2024-01-30 · $13
See all 2 published payments
Every published payment
PfizerEducation · 2024-08-01Orgovyx$21
TolmarMeals · 2024-01-30Jatenzo$13

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
100.0 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1730119967
Licence
ME PA2180, TX PA03332Texas PA03332: Active
Trained
University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2009 · 17 years ago
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Physician assistant (363A00000X); Physician assistant, medical (363AM0700X)
Mailing address
Po Box 1599, Bangor, ME, 04402
NPI first listed
2006-07-04
NPI last updated
2022-02-09
NPI record certified
2022-02-09

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.