Dr. Paul Anthony Toste III, MD

Dr. Toste practices at Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Toste's NPI, 1386964823, was assigned on June 7, 2010. Dr. Toste graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Toste holds California license A119869.

Dr. Toste's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building, at 200 Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90024 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 794-9206.

Dr. Toste's primary practice is Peter Morton UCLA Medical Building in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Toste is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Toste to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Toste's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Toste is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Toste's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Massachusetts.

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery among the conditions Dr. Toste treats.

CMS data shows 14 Medicare services from Dr. Toste across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 32 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,556 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 32 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Toste in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 19 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Toste's median patient age at 59, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Toste wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $473 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 55 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 77 out of 100 for Dr. Toste for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Toste accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Toste as offering telehealth.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Toste, published from 2013 to 2018. 2014 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Toste's most frequent co-authors are Sanjeet Girish Patel, MD, Howard Albert Reber, MD and James Samuel Tomlinson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Toste from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 75% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,937.

Dmand AI lists 10 awards for Dr. Toste, most recently Outstanding General Surgery Chief Resident Award in 2017.

Dr. Toste graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Toste is a member of ACS and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Dr. Toste is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.