Dr. Josh O. Wallsh, MD

Dr. Wallsh practices at Seaside Surgical Center Inc in Torrance, California.

Dr. Wallsh's NPI, 1740634567, was assigned on April 18, 2016. Dr. Wallsh graduated from Albany Medical College in 2016. Dr. Wallsh's New York license number on file is 290563.

Dr. Wallsh's primary practice is Seaside Surgical Center Inc, at 4201 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 540-0144.

Dr. Wallsh's primary practice is Seaside Surgical Center Inc in Torrance, California. Dr. Wallsh is also affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wallsh to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wallsh practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Wallsh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Wallsh is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Wallsh's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, California and Vermont.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, conjunctivitis, dry eye, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery, hypertensive retinopathy and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Wallsh treats.

CMS data shows 17,307 Medicare services from Dr. Wallsh across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 757 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,834,586 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 757 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wallsh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 315 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Wallsh's median patient age at 59, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wallsh wrote 2,160 Medicare Part D claims for 465 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,028 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $157,831 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 442 claims across 15 drugs.

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

Cataract surgery: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Wallsh, published from 2016 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Tomography, Optical Coherence, Angiogenesis Inhibitors and Intraocular Pressure. Dr. Wallsh has published most often in Clin Ophthalmol. Dr. Wallsh's most frequent co-authors are Ron P. Gallemore, MD, Masumi George Asahi, DO and Behnam Sharareh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Wallsh from 17 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $872.

Dr. Wallsh graduated from Albany Medical College in 2016.

Dr. Wallsh is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.