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Dr. Anthony S. Padula, MD
NPI1235103813PAC ID2769419472
- Medicare services, 2024
- 126,224
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 348
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,714
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 120 La Casa Via Suite 204 Suite 204, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3007
- Practice phone
- Call (925) 210-1050
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Northern California Arthritis Center
Primary care practice · Walnut Creek, California
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Dr. Anthony S. Padula is a rheumatologist in Walnut Creek, California
Dr. Padula practices at Northern California Arthritis Center in Walnut Creek, California.
Dr. Padula's NPI, 1235103813, was assigned on February 13, 2006. Dr. Padula graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1998. Dr. Padula holds California license A83508.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1235103813NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2769419472
- NPI enumeration date
- February 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (925) 210-1050
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Anthony S. Padula practices at Northern California Arthritis Center in Walnut Creek, California
Dr. Padula's primary practice is Northern California Arthritis Center, at 120 La Casa Via Suite 204 Suite 204, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3007. The practice phone is (925) 210-1050.
- Northern California Arthritis Center120 La Casa Via Suite 204 Suite 204, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3007Phone(925) 210-1050
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Anthony S. Padula is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Padula's primary practice is Northern California Arthritis Center in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Padula is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus. The medical group on file is Northern California Arthritis Center.
Northern California Arthritis CenterPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Anthony S. Padula's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Padula practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northern California Arthritis Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Anthony S. Padula is one of 821 rheumatologists in California
Rheumatology is Dr. Padula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Padula is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Padula's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Delaware.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Delaware license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fluid in a joint, gout, joint pain, lupus, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Padula treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Padula
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Anthony S. Padula billed Medicare for 126,224 services in 2024
CMS data shows 126,224 Medicare services from Dr. Padula across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 348 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,166,066 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024126,224
Medicare patients348
Paid by Medicare$1.2M
Procedure codes17
Dr. Padula's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 151,3062024: 123,49418%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1742024: 1,05410%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 8092024: 8606%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 719
- Surgery
- 2023: 962024: 7918%
- Imaging
- 2023: 182024: 18No change
Dr. Padula compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Padula
- California median
- Medicare services
- 126,224vs 900140.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 348vs 21661% above
- Part D claims
- 2,554vs 9622.7 times
Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Padula'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. Anthony S. Padula treated 348 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 348 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Padula in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 138 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Padula's median patient age at 64, with 63% women.
Medicare patients, 2024348
Average age74
Average risk score1.44
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Padula's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Padula's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22164%
- Men12736%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Padula's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure71%
- Osteoporosis30%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Diabetes27%
- Mood disorders24%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Padula's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Anthony S. Padula wrote 2,714 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Padula wrote 2,714 Medicare Part D claims for 334 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,554 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,393,335 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,321 claims across 36 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,714
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$1.4M
Part D patients334
Dr. Padula's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,291 claims84%
- Brand-name and other423 claims16%
Dr. Padula'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. Padula's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%86 of 2,714 claims
- Antibiotics1%31 of 2,714 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: 2,3212024: 2,55410%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 36 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. Anthony S. Padula scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Padula for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Padula accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Padula as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Padula's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 70.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Anthony S. Padula has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Padula in 2022. Dr. Padula's most frequent co-authors are Joel M. Kremer, MD and Dimitrios Pappas, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Padula's most frequent co-authors
- Joel M. Kremer, MD1 shared paper
- Dimitrios Pappas, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Padula
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Anthony S. Padula received $1,019,334 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3,157 general payments to Dr. Padula from 56 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $345,697.
General payments to Dr. Padula by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Padula by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1Min total
- Speaker and faculty fees$691,46268%
- Travel and lodging$123,28412%
- Consulting fees$84,9478%
- Food and beverage$67,3657%
- Other$52,2765%
Companies that paid Dr. Padula the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Anthony S. Padula has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Padula, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Padula
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Anthony S. Padula graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Dr. Padula graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1998.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Anthony S. Padula accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Padula is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Padula accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Anthony S. Padula'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 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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Anthony S. Padula's NPI number?
Dr. Anthony S. Padula's NPI number is 1235103813. It was assigned on February 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Anthony S. Padula?
Dr. Anthony S. Padula is a rheumatologist in Walnut Creek, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Anthony S. Padula practice?
Dr. Padula practices at 120 La Casa Via Suite 204 Suite 204, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3007. Dr. Padula's primary practice is Northern California Arthritis Center in Walnut Creek, California.
What is Dr. Anthony S. Padula's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Padula is (925) 210-1050.
What is Dr. Anthony S. Padula's medical license number?
Dr. Padula holds California license A83508, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Anthony S. Padula been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Padula in California (2003 to 2027) and Delaware (2000 to 2007).
Which hospitals is Dr. Anthony S. Padula affiliated with?
Dr. Padula is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus.
What medical group is Dr. Anthony S. Padula part of?
Dr. Padula is linked to Northern California Arthritis Center.
Does Dr. Anthony S. Padula accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Padula billed Medicare for 126,224 services in 2024, and Dr. Padula accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Anthony S. Padula offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Padula as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Anthony S. Padula's MIPS score?
Dr. Padula's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Anthony S. Padula see?
CMS counts 348 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Padula in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Anthony S. Padula board certified?
Yes. Dr. Padula is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Anthony S. Padula bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Padula's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0717), injected or infused drug (J3262) and injected or infused drug (J1602).
Where did Dr. Anthony S. Padula go to medical school?
Dr. Padula graduated from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Anthony S. Padula prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Padula's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.
Has Dr. Anthony S. Padula received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,019,334 in general payments to Dr. Padula from 56 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Anthony S. Padula been practicing?
Dr. Padula graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
Does Dr. Anthony S. Padula do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Padula.
Who does Dr. Anthony S. Padula publish with?
Dr. Padula's most frequent co-authors are Joel M. Kremer, MD (1 shared paper) and Dimitrios Pappas, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Anthony S. Padula accept?
Dr. Padula is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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