Dr. Joshua Aaron Turner, MD

Dr. Turner practices at Birmingham Heart Clinic in Gardendale, Alabama.

Dr. Turner's NPI, 1225355514, was assigned on April 26, 2010. Dr. Turner graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Turner holds Alabama license 31428.

Dr. Turner's primary practice is Birmingham Heart Clinic, at 2217 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 856-2284.

Dr. Turner's primary practice is Birmingham Heart Clinic in Gardendale, Alabama. Dr. Turner is also affiliated with UAB St. Vincent's East. The medical group on file is Birmingham Heart Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Turner to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Turner practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Turner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Turner is licensed in Alabama.

CMS data shows 2,560 Medicare services from Dr. Turner across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 700 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $240,629 for them.

CMS counts 700 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Turner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 284 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Turner's median patient age at 69, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Turner wrote 4,272 Medicare Part D claims for 708 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,057 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $753,045 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,779 claims across 45 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Turner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Turner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Turner as offering telehealth. CMS counts 53 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Turner, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 312 general payments to Dr. Turner from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $1,716.

Dr. Turner graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2010.