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Dr. Joel Thomas, MD
NPI1386022234PAC ID9234480880
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,125
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 468
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,550
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 5767 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Practice phone
- Call (310) 794-1276
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
UCLA Medical Plaza
Los Angeles, California
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Dr. Joel Thomas is an internist in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Thomas practices at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Thomas' NPI, 1386022234, was assigned on May 12, 2015. Dr. Thomas holds California license A165407.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1386022234NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234480880
- NPI enumeration date
- May 12, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (310) 794-1276
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joel Thomas practices at UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Thomas' primary practice is UCLA Medical Plaza, at 5767 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 794-1276.
- UCLA Medical Plaza5767 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 794-1276
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joel Thomas is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Thomas' primary practice is UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Thomas is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thomas to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
UCLA Medical PlazaPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel Thomas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thomas practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCLA Medical Plaza | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel Thomas is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Thomas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Thomas' licenses on file in 2 states: California and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- New York license
Internists near Dr. Thomas
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joel Thomas billed Medicare for 1,125 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,125 Medicare services from Dr. Thomas across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 468 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,664 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,125
Medicare patients468
Paid by Medicare$97,664
Procedure codes18
Dr. Thomas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7142024: 78510%
- Other services
- 2023: 2092024: 2174%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 572024: 11296%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 11
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 262024: 0100%
Dr. Thomas compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Thomas
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,125vs 3613.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 468vs 1513.1 times
- Part D claims
- 1,932vs 4214.6 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Thomas' 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. Joel Thomas treated 468 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 468 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thomas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 228 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Thomas' median patient age at 51, with 42% women.
Medicare patients, 2024468
Average age73
Average risk score1.42
Also on Medicaid21%
Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23650%
- Men23250%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Thomas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety21%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Thomas' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 51
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel Thomas wrote 2,550 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Thomas wrote 2,550 Medicare Part D claims for 401 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,932 of them, across 63 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $73,883 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,447 claims across 49 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,550
Drugs named by CMS63
Total drug cost$73,883
Part D patients401
Dr. Thomas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,302 claims90%
- Brand-name and other248 claims10%
Dr. Thomas' 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. Thomas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%100 of 2,550 claims
- Antibiotics4%113 of 2,550 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: 1,4472024: 1,93234%
Drugs named by CMS: 63 in 2024, 49 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. Joel Thomas 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. Thomas for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Thomas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Thomas as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Thomas' 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. Joel Thomas has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Thomas in 2025.
Papers2
Recent publications by Dr. Thomas
Aortic AneurysmAortic RuptureEchocardiography
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joel Thomas received $707 in industry payments in 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Thomas from 4 drug and device companies in 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $341.
Companies that paid Dr. Thomas the most, 2018 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Joel Thomas'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joel Thomas' NPI number?
Dr. Joel Thomas' NPI number is 1386022234. It was assigned on May 12, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel Thomas?
Dr. Joel Thomas is an internist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Joel Thomas practice?
Dr. Thomas practices at 5767 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Dr. Thomas' primary practice is UCLA Medical Plaza in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thomas to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Joel Thomas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Thomas is (310) 794-1276.
What is Dr. Joel Thomas' medical license number?
Dr. Thomas holds California license A165407, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joel Thomas been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Thomas in California and New York.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel Thomas affiliated with?
Dr. Thomas is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Thomas to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joel Thomas part of?
Dr. Thomas is linked to UCLA Medical Group.
Does Dr. Joel Thomas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Thomas billed Medicare for 1,125 services in 2024, and Dr. Thomas accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Joel Thomas offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Thomas as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Joel Thomas' MIPS score?
Dr. Thomas' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel Thomas see?
CMS counts 468 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thomas in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Joel Thomas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Thomas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0439).
What drugs does Dr. Joel Thomas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Thomas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Joel Thomas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $707 in general payments to Dr. Thomas from 4 companies from 2018 to 2018. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Joel Thomas been practicing?
Dr. Thomas graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Joel Thomas do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Thomas.
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