Dr. Fowrooz S. Joolhar, MD

Dr. Joolhar practices at Kern County Hospital Authority in Bakersfield, California.

Dr. Joolhar's NPI, 1740260512, was assigned on January 18, 2006. Dr. Joolhar graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994. Dr. Joolhar's California license number on file is A55067.

Dr. Joolhar's primary practice is Kern County Hospital Authority, at 1700 Mt Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 326-2000.

Dr. Joolhar's primary practice is Kern County Hospital Authority in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Joolhar is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. The medical group on file is Kern Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Joolhar to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Joolhar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Joolhar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Joolhar is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Joolhar has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure, high cholesterol and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Joolhar treats.

CMS data shows 942 Medicare services from Dr. Joolhar across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 437 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $47,163 for them.

CMS counts 437 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Joolhar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 209 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 84% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.29, 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. Joolhar's median patient age at 62, with 40% women.

In 2024, Dr. Joolhar wrote 847 Medicare Part D claims for 110 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 758 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,060,053 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 699 claims across 20 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Joolhar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Joolhar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Joolhar as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Joolhar, published from 2018 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Blood Pressure and Hypertension. Dr. Joolhar has published most often in J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. Dr. Joolhar's most frequent co-authors are Theingi Tiffany Win, MD, Janpreet Singh Bhandohal, MD and Aslan Ghandforoush, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 183 general payments to Dr. Joolhar from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. St. Jude Medical, Inc. paid the most, $1,254.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Joolhar, most recently ACC Fellow in 2011.

Dr. Joolhar graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1994. Dr. Joolhar is a member of ACC and ASE.

Dr. Joolhar is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.