Dr. Joshua S. Adler, MD

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Internist
NPI1194781351PAC ID1759465453
Medicare services, 2024
82
Medicare patients, 2024
38
Part D claims, 2024
623
Publications
7
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143
Practice phone
Call (415) 353-2733
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Primary practice

UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights

Hospital · San Francisco, California

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Dr. Joshua S. Adler is an internist in San Francisco, California

Dr. Adler practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Adler's NPI, 1194781351, was assigned on April 25, 2006. Dr. Adler graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Adler holds California license G73842.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1759465453
NPI enumeration date
April 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 353-2733
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

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

Dr. Joshua S. Adler practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California

Dr. Adler's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights, at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 353-2733.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Joshua S. Adler is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Adler's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adler to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua S. Adler's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus HeightsAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joshua S. Adler is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Adler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Adler is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Adler is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G73842 · 1992 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, high cholesterol, joint pain and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Adler treats.

Internists near Dr. Adler

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. Joshua S. Adler billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024

CMS data shows 82 Medicare services from Dr. Adler across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 38 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,615 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202482
Medicare patients38
Paid by Medicare$5,615
Procedure codes4

Dr. Adler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 442024: 5627%
Other services
2023: 02024: 26

Dr. Adler compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Adler
  • California median
Medicare services
82vs 36177% below
Medicare patients
38vs 15175% below
Part D claims
332vs 42121% below

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Adler'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. Joshua S. Adler treated 38 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adler in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 21 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 53% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Adler's median patient age at 63, with 39% women.

Medicare patients, 202438
Average age79
Average risk score1.19

Dr. Adler's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Adler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1539%
  • Men2361%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Adler's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure74%
  2. High cholesterol53%
  3. Chronic kidney disease32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Adler's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women39%
  • Men61%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joshua S. Adler wrote 623 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Adler wrote 623 Medicare Part D claims for 51 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 332 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,772 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 341 claims across 15 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024623
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$10,772
Part D patients51

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

  • Generic567 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other56 claims9%

Dr. Adler'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. Adler's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%11 of 623 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%12 of 623 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: 3412024: 3323%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 15 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. Joshua S. Adler scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Adler for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Adler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Adler as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Adler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 81.1of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 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. Joshua S. Adler has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Adler, published from 2006 to 2021. The most frequent topics are Myocardial Infarction, Hypertension and Stroke. Dr. Adler's most frequent co-authors are Peter E. Alperin, MD, Howard Dittrich, MD and Paul L. Nadler, MD.

Papers7
Years published2006 to 2021

Topics Dr. Adler writes about most

  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Hypertension
  • Stroke

Dr. Adler's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Adler

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

Dr. Joshua S. Adler has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Adler, most recently NCQA PCMH in 2016.

Awards and honors for Dr. Adler

  1. 2016
    • NCQA PCMH
  2. 2015
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  3. 2013
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joshua S. Adler graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine

Dr. Adler graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolUC San Diego School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joshua S. Adler accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Adler is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Adler accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Joshua S. Adler'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 services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Joshua S. Adler's NPI number?

Dr. Joshua S. Adler's NPI number is 1194781351. It was assigned on April 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua S. Adler?

Dr. Joshua S. Adler is an internist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Joshua S. Adler practice?

Dr. Adler practices at 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0296, San Francisco, CA 94143. Dr. Adler's primary practice is UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California, part of University of California Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Adler to 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Joshua S. Adler's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Adler is (415) 353-2733.

What is Dr. Joshua S. Adler's medical license number?

Dr. Adler holds California license G73842.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua S. Adler affiliated with?

Dr. Adler practices at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights in San Francisco, California.

What medical group is Dr. Joshua S. Adler part of?

Dr. Adler is linked to UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI links Dr. Adler to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Joshua S. Adler accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Adler billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024, and Dr. Adler accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Joshua S. Adler offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Joshua S. Adler's MIPS score?

Dr. Adler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua S. Adler see?

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Adler in 2024, with an average age of 79.

Is Dr. Joshua S. Adler board certified?

Yes. Dr. Adler is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Joshua S. Adler bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Adler's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Joshua S. Adler go to medical school?

Dr. Adler graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Joshua S. Adler prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Adler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrochlorothiazide, Atorvastatin Calcium and Losartan Potassium.

How long has Dr. Joshua S. Adler been practicing?

Dr. Adler graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

Does Dr. Joshua S. Adler do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Adler, published from 2006 to 2021.

Who does Dr. Joshua S. Adler publish with?

Dr. Adler's most frequent co-authors are Peter E. Alperin, MD (1 shared paper), Howard Dittrich, MD (1 shared paper) and Paul L. Nadler, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Joshua S. Adler accept?

Dr. Adler is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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