Dr. Susan Cox Ahern, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 20,118
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 461
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,330
- Publications
- 4
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 319-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Susan Cox Ahern is an endocrinologist in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Ahern practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health.
Dr. Ahern's NPI, 1508156597, was assigned on April 12, 2011. Dr. Ahern graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2011. Dr. Ahern's California license number on file is 20A12600.
- NPI
- 1508156597NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264655158
- NPI enumeration date
- April 12, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 319-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California
Dr. Ahern's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 319-4000.
- UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 319-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ahern's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Ahern is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahern to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahern practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Susan Cox Ahern is one of 1,062 endocrinologists in California
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism is Dr. Ahern's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RE0101X. Dr. Ahern is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ahern has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetic emergency, enlarged thyroid, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, high cholesterol and hypercalcemia among the conditions Dr. Ahern treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern billed Medicare for 20,118 services in 2024
CMS data shows 20,118 Medicare services from Dr. Ahern across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 461 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $322,630 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ahern's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 14,0402024: 18,66033%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1552024: 1,0935%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2622024: 2745%
- Surgery
- 2023: 822024: 5533%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 23
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 282024: 1354%
Dr. Ahern compared with the California median for endocrinologists, 2024
- Dr. Ahern
- California median
- Medicare services
- 20,118vs 67529.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 461vs 24092% above
- Part D claims
- 2,898vs 1,1042.6 times
Medians across 994 endocrinologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ahern's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern treated 461 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 461 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahern in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 247 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahern's median patient age at 61, with 74% women.
Dr. Ahern's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ahern's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30967%
- Men15233%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ahern's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis53%
- Diabetes47%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Osteoporosis33%
- Mood disorders28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ahern's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women74%
- Men25%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern wrote 3,330 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ahern wrote 3,330 Medicare Part D claims for 469 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,898 of them, across 52 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,516,956 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,522 claims across 52 drugs.
Dr. Ahern's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,702 claims51%
- Brand-name1,476 claims44%
- Other152 claims5%
Dr. Ahern's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,5222024: 2,89815%
Drugs named by CMS: 52 in 2024, 52 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Ahern for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ahern accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ahern as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Ahern's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 79.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Susan Cox Ahern has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Ahern, published from 2017 to 2021. Dr. Ahern's most frequent co-authors are Amrit S. Bhangoo, MD, Mark W. Daniels, MD and Deepashree Gupta, MD.
Dr. Ahern's papers by year, 2017 to 2021
Dr. Ahern's most frequent co-authors
- Amrit S. Bhangoo, MD1 shared paper
- Mark W. Daniels, MD1 shared paper
- Deepashree Gupta, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ahern
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern received $1,323 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Ahern from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $712.
General payments to Dr. Ahern by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ahern by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,20691%
- Education$977%
- Device or supply loans$202%
Companies that paid Dr. Ahern the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Dr. Ahern graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2011.
- Medical school
- Board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in obesity medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Ahern is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Ahern accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO8
- HMO6
- EPO3
- POS3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's NPI number?
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's NPI number is 1508156597. It was assigned on April 12, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern?
Dr. Susan Cox Ahern is an endocrinologist in Santa Monica, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician (taxonomy code 207RE0101X).
Where does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern practice?
Dr. Ahern practices at 1250 16th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Dr. Ahern's primary practice is UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahern to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahern is (310) 319-4000.
What is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's medical license number?
Dr. Ahern's California license number on file is 20A12600.
Which hospitals is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern affiliated with?
Dr. Ahern practices at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Ahern is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahern to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern part of?
Dr. Ahern is linked to UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahern to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahern billed Medicare for 20,118 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahern accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ahern as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern's MIPS score?
Dr. Ahern's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern see?
CMS counts 461 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahern in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Susan Cox Ahern board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ahern is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ahern's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3111), injected or infused drug (J0897) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Susan Cox Ahern go to medical school?
Dr. Ahern graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahern's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Mounjaro and Metformin HCl ER.
Has Dr. Susan Cox Ahern received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,323 in general payments to Dr. Ahern from 7 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Susan Cox Ahern been practicing?
Dr. Ahern graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Ahern, published from 2017 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern publish with?
Dr. Ahern's most frequent co-authors are Amrit S. Bhangoo, MD (1 shared paper), Mark W. Daniels, MD (1 shared paper) and Deepashree Gupta, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Susan Cox Ahern accept?
Dr. Ahern is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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