Dr. Joel Arter, MD

  • Long Beach, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1942512744PAC ID8123431095
Part D claims, 2024
546
Publications
4
Industry payments
$664
Affiliated sites
2
Medical group
1
Practice address
2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
Practice phone
Call (562) 988-7147
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Long Beach, California

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Dr. Joel Arter is a family medicine physician in Long Beach, California

Dr. Arter practices at Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California.

Dr. Arter's NPI, 1942512744, was assigned on July 8, 2010. Dr. Arter graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Arter's Hawaii license number on file is 16616.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123431095
NPI enumeration date
July 8, 2010
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(562) 988-7147
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
42
Medical school graduation
2010

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joel Arter practices at Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California

Dr. Arter's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach, at 2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. The practice phone is (562) 988-7147.

  • Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach
    2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806Phone(562) 988-7147

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Dr. Joel Arter is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Arter's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California. The medical group on file is Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arter to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel Arter's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arter practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Optum Surgery Center - Long BeachAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joel Arter is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Dr. Arter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Arter is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Arter's licenses on file in 2 states: Hawaii and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, HawaiiPrimaryLicense 16616 · 2012 to 2022 · taxonomy 207Q00000X
  • California license2021 to 2027

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Arter

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Dr. Joel Arter's patients have a median age of 66

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Arter's median patient age at 66, with 59% women.

Dr. Arter's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Joel Arter wrote 546 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Arter wrote 546 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 269 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $71,143 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 181 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024546
Drugs named by CMS12
Total drug cost$71,143
Part D patients60

Dr. Arter's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic385 claims71%
  • Brand-name141 claims26%
  • Other20 claims4%

Dr. Arter'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Arter's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%11 of 546 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1812024: 26949%

Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 10 in 2023.

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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. Joel Arter offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Arter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Arter as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Joel Arter has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Arter, published from 2015 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Arter's most frequent co-authors are Zhaohui Liao Arter, MD, Robert C. Oh, MD, MPH and Samuel Miguel Tiglao, DO.

Papers4
Years published2015 to 2020

Dr. Arter's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Joel Arter received $664 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Arter from 12 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $151.

General payments to Dr. Arter by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Arter by kind, 2021 to 2025

$664in total
  • Food and beverage$64998%
  • Education$152%

Companies that paid Dr. Arter the most, 2021 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joel Arter graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine

Dr. Arter graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2010.

  1. Medical schoolUniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joel Arter accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Arter is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Humana

Plan types Dr. Arter accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO4
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Joel Arter's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joel Arter's NPI number?

Dr. Joel Arter's NPI number is 1942512744. It was assigned on July 8, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel Arter?

Dr. Joel Arter is a family medicine physician in Long Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Joel Arter practice?

Dr. Arter practices at 2600 Redondo Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806. Dr. Arter's primary practice is Optum Surgery Center - Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arter to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Joel Arter's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Arter is (562) 988-7147.

What is Dr. Joel Arter's medical license number?

Dr. Arter's Hawaii license number on file is 16616, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Joel Arter been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Arter in Hawaii (2012 to 2022) and California (2021 to 2027).

What medical group is Dr. Joel Arter part of?

Dr. Arter is linked to Optum - Downtown Los Angeles.

Does Dr. Joel Arter accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Dr. Arter as accepting Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Joel Arter offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Arter as offering telehealth services.

Is Dr. Joel Arter board certified?

Yes. Dr. Arter is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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Where did Dr. Joel Arter go to medical school?

Dr. Arter graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 2010.

What drugs does Dr. Joel Arter prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Arter's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Ozempic and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. Joel Arter received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $664 in general payments to Dr. Arter from 12 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Joel Arter been practicing?

Dr. Arter graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.

Does Dr. Joel Arter do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Arter, published from 2015 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Joel Arter publish with?

Dr. Arter's most frequent co-authors are Zhaohui Liao Arter, MD (2 shared papers), Robert C. Oh, MD, MPH (2 shared papers) and Samuel Miguel Tiglao, DO (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Joel Arter accept?

Dr. Arter is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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