Dr. Joseph James Alshon, DO

Dr. Alshon practices at The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.

Dr. Alshon's NPI, 1326010737, was assigned on February 2, 2006. Dr. Alshon graduated from Pcom in 1984. Dr. Alshon holds Florida license OS4940.

Dr. Alshon's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale, at 4485 North State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319. The practice phone is (954) 735-0096. Dr. Alshon also practices at The Surgery Center of Ft Lauderdale, 4487 N State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319.

Dr. Alshon's primary practice is The Surgery Center of Ft. Lauderdale in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. The medical group on file is Florida Medical Pain Management. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alshon to 1 more physician office, 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. Alshon practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Alshon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Alshon is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Alshon is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, drug use disorders, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Alshon treats.

CMS data shows 250 Medicare services from Dr. Alshon across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,649 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alshon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.67, 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. Alshon's median patient age at 67, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alshon wrote 3,746 Medicare Part D claims for 603 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,544 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $149,217 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,748 claims across 55 drugs.

Dr. Alshon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 876 general payments to Dr. Alshon from 52 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $12,864.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Alshon.

Dr. Alshon graduated from Pcom in 1984. Dr. Alshon is a member of AAPM and AOA.

Dr. Alshon is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.