Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan, MD

  • North Andover, MA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1922104884PAC ID5799755252
Medicare services, 2024
13,299
Medicare patients, 2024
913
Part D claims, 2024
2,355
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$713
Practice address
575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
Practice phone
Call (978) 465-7030
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Primary practice

Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport

North Andover, Massachusetts

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Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan is a nephrologist in North Andover, Massachusetts

Dr. Tarkan practices at Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Dr. Tarkan's NPI, 1922104884, was assigned on September 16, 2006. Dr. Tarkan graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Tarkan holds Massachusetts license 220460.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5799755252
NPI enumeration date
September 16, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(978) 465-7030
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan practices at Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport in North Andover, Massachusetts

Dr. Tarkan's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport, at 575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845 in Essex County. The practice phone is (978) 465-7030.

  • Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport
    575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845 · Essex CountyPhone(978) 465-7030

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Tarkan's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport in North Andover, Massachusetts. Dr. Tarkan is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Mass General Brigham (formerly North Shore Physicians Group). Dmand AI also links Dr. Tarkan to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 dialysis center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tarkan practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Fresenius Medical Care of NewburyportAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan is one of 351 nephrologists in Massachusetts

Nephrology is Dr. Tarkan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Tarkan is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 220460 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Nephrologists near Dr. Tarkan

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

351nephrologists in Massachusetts
6nephrologists in North Andover

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan billed Medicare for 13,299 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13,299 Medicare services from Dr. Tarkan across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 913 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $466,024 for them.

Medicare services, 202413,299
Medicare patients913
Paid by Medicare$466,024
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Other services
2023: 3,1002024: 7,411139%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,4632024: 3,1988%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5602024: 1,860232%
Tests and treatments
2023: 6182024: 74120%
Lab and pathology
2023: 962024: 897%

Where Dr. Tarkan's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office11,27285%
  • In a facility2,02715%

Dr. Tarkan compared with the Massachusetts median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Tarkan
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
13,299vs 70119.0 times
Medicare patients
913vs 2823.2 times
Part D claims
2,172vs 4714.6 times

Medians across 333 nephrologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tarkan'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. Joshua Laurence Tarkan treated 913 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 913 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tarkan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 411 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.54, 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. Tarkan's median patient age at 77, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 2024913
Average age77
Average risk score2.54
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Tarkan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tarkan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women41445%
  • Men49955%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Arthritis55%
  5. Ischemic heart disease51%
  6. Diabetes50%
  7. Heart failure41%
  8. Atrial fibrillation39%

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

Dr. Tarkan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men56%

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

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan wrote 2,355 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tarkan wrote 2,355 Medicare Part D claims for 476 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,172 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $331,280 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,966 claims across 33 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,355
Drugs named by CMS36
Total drug cost$331,280
Part D patients476

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

  • Generic2,171 claims92%
  • Brand-name184 claims8%

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

  • Antibiotics1%12 of 2,355 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: 1,9662024: 2,17210%

Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 33 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. Joshua Laurence Tarkan offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan received $713 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Tarkan from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $200.

General payments to Dr. Tarkan by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Tarkan by kind, 2016 to 2025

$713in total
  • Food and beverage$46665%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$20028%
  • Education$477%

Companies that paid Dr. Tarkan the most, 2016 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. Joshua Laurence Tarkan graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Tarkan graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan's NPI number?

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan's NPI number is 1922104884. It was assigned on September 16, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan?

Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan is a nephrologist in North Andover, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan practice?

Dr. Tarkan practices at 575 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845. Dr. Tarkan's primary practice is Fresenius Medical Care of Newburyport in North Andover, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tarkan to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 dialysis center and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tarkan is (978) 465-7030.

What is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan's medical license number?

Dr. Tarkan holds Massachusetts license 220460.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan affiliated with?

Dr. Tarkan is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Tarkan to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan part of?

Dr. Tarkan is linked to Mass General Brigham (formerly North Shore Physicians Group). Dmand AI links Dr. Tarkan to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tarkan billed Medicare for 13,299 services in 2024, and Dr. Tarkan accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan offer telehealth?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan see?

CMS counts 913 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tarkan in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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What services does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tarkan's most billed Medicare services were medicare temporary code (Q5106), injected or infused drug (J0885) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan go to medical school?

Dr. Tarkan graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tarkan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcitriol, Furosemide and Lisinopril.

Has Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $713 in general payments to Dr. Tarkan from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joshua Laurence Tarkan been practicing?

Dr. Tarkan graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

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