Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn, MD, PhD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Transplant surgery physician
NPI1588839997PAC ID2567600984
Medicare services, 2024
122
Medicare patients, 2024
48
Part D claims, 2024
226
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Practice phone
Call (323) 442-8656
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Primary practice

Keck Hospital of USC

Hospital · Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn is a transplant surgery physician in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Ahearn practices at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California, part of University of Southern California.

Dr. Ahearn's NPI, 1588839997, was assigned on April 25, 2008. Dr. Ahearn graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2006. Dr. Ahearn's California license number on file is A103008.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2567600984
NPI enumeration date
April 25, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(323) 442-8656
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

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

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn practices at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Ahearn's primary practice is Keck Hospital of USC, at 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (323) 442-8656.

  • Keck Hospital of USC
    1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(323) 442-8656

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Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ahearn's primary practice is Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California, part of University of Southern California. The medical group on file is USC Care Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahearn to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 other site and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Keck Hospital of USCAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn is one of 69 transplant surgery physicians in California

Transplant surgery is Dr. Ahearn's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dr. Ahearn is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ahearn's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Nevada and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Transplant surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A103008 · 2008 to 2025 · taxonomy 204F00000X
  • Nevada license2025
  • Massachusetts licenseLicense 262959 · 2015 to 2019

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation and kidney transplant among the conditions Dr. Ahearn treats.

Transplant surgery physicians near Dr. Ahearn

Counts of transplant surgery physicians 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. Aaron Joseph Ahearn billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Ahearn across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,956 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024122
Medicare patients48
Paid by Medicare$7,956
Procedure codes1

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2132024: 12243%
Surgery
2023: 322024: 0100%

Dr. Ahearn compared with the California median for transplant surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ahearn
  • California median
Medicare services
122vs 15823% below
Medicare patients
48vs 7031% below
Part D claims
87vs 432.0 times

Medians across 64 transplant surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ahearn's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 62

CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahearn in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 63% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.50, 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. Ahearn's median patient age at 58, with 41% women.

Medicare patients, 202448
Average age62
Average risk score4.50
Also on Medicaid63%

Dr. Ahearn's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ahearn's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2552%
  • Men2348%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. Diabetes69%
  4. Chronic kidney disease67%
  5. Ischemic heart disease46%
  6. Arthritis42%
  7. Heart failure35%
  8. Alcohol and drug use disorders29%

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

Dr. Ahearn's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women41%
  • Men59%

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

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn wrote 226 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahearn wrote 226 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 87 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $17,755 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 81 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024226
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$17,755
Part D patients15

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

  • Generic187 claims83%
  • Brand-name and other39 claims17%

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

  • Antibiotics9%21 of 226 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: 812024: 877%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 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. Aaron Joseph Ahearn offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Ahearn accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ahearn as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Ahearn, published from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Ahearn's most frequent co-authors are Linda Sue Sher, MD, Emily Blodget, BAO, BCH, MB, MD and Juliet Ann Emamaullee, MD, PhD.

Papers4
Years published2011 to 2020

Dr. Ahearn's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn received $5,311 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Ahearn from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 96% of the total. TransMedics, Inc. paid the most, $5,083.

General payments to Dr. Ahearn by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ahearn by kind, 2019 to 2025

$5.3Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$5,08396%
  • Food and beverage$2284%

Companies that paid Dr. Ahearn the most, 2019 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ahearn, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ahearn

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore

Dr. Ahearn graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2006. Dr. Ahearn is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers

Dr. Ahearn is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • 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
  • +3 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Ahearn accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Aaron Joseph Ahearn's NPI number?

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn's NPI number is 1588839997. It was assigned on April 25, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn?

Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn is a transplant surgery physician in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Transplant Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 204F00000X).

Where does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn practice?

Dr. Ahearn practices at 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033. Dr. Ahearn's primary practice is Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California, part of University of Southern California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahearn to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 other site and 1 urgent care center.

What is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahearn is (323) 442-8656.

What is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn's medical license number?

Dr. Ahearn's California license number on file is A103008, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ahearn in California (2008 to 2025), Nevada (2025) and Massachusetts (2015 to 2019).

Which hospitals is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn affiliated with?

Dr. Ahearn practices at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles, California.

What medical group is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn part of?

Dr. Ahearn is linked to USC Care Medical Group.

Does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahearn billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahearn accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn offer telehealth?

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

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn see?

CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahearn in 2024, with an average age of 62.

Is Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ahearn is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ahearn's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn go to medical school?

Dr. Ahearn graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine - Baltimore in 2006.

What drugs does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahearn's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Atovaquone and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,311 in general payments to Dr. Ahearn from 5 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from TransMedics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn been practicing?

Dr. Ahearn graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

Does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Ahearn, published from 2011 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn publish with?

Dr. Ahearn's most frequent co-authors are Linda Sue Sher, MD (2 shared papers), Emily Blodget, BAO, BCH, MB, MD (1 shared paper) and Juliet Ann Emamaullee, MD, PhD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Aaron Joseph Ahearn accept?

Dr. Ahearn is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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