Dr. Joel Blush, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,038
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 343
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,405
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $250
- Practice address
- 1139 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305
- Practice phone
- Call (718) 816-4913
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Staten Island Dialysis Center
Dialysis Center - Hospital-Based · Staten Island, New York
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Dr. Joel Blush is a nephrologist in Staten Island, New York
Dr. Blush practices at Staten Island Dialysis Center in Staten Island, New York.
Dr. Blush's NPI, 1265403653, was assigned on February 1, 2006. Dr. Blush graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1998. Dr. Blush holds New York license 216555.
- NPI
- 1265403653NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7416845763
- NPI enumeration date
- February 1, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (718) 816-4913
- 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. Joel Blush practices at Staten Island Dialysis Center in Staten Island, New York
Dr. Blush's primary practice is Staten Island Dialysis Center, at 1139 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305 in Richmond County. The practice phone is (718) 816-4913.
- Staten Island Dialysis Center1139 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305 · Richmond CountyPhone(718) 816-4913
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joel Blush is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Blush's primary practice is Staten Island Dialysis Center in Staten Island, New York. Dr. Blush is also affiliated with Richmond University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology at Great Neck. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blush to 1 more hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel Blush's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Blush practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Staten Island Dialysis Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel Blush is one of 914 nephrologists in New York
Nephrology is Dr. Blush's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Blush is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, New YorkPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Blush
Counts of nephrologists 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. Joel Blush billed Medicare for 3,038 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,038 Medicare services from Dr. Blush across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 343 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $280,971 for them.
Dr. Blush's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,4322024: 2,90019%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3222024: 13857%
Where Dr. Blush's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,05368%
- In a facility98532%
Dr. Blush compared with the New York median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Blush
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 3,038vs 6894.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 343vs 21758% above
- Part D claims
- 2,816vs 4366.5 times
Medians across 892 nephrologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Blush'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. Joel Blush treated 343 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 343 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blush in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 123 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.72, 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. Blush's median patient age at 70, with 42% women.
Dr. Blush's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Blush's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15846%
- Men18554%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Blush's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes67%
- Chronic kidney disease66%
- Mood disorders57%
- Anxiety55%
- Depression51%
- Arthritis50%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Blush's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men56%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel Blush wrote 3,405 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Blush wrote 3,405 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,816 of them, across 95 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $217,531 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,079 claims across 96 drugs.
Dr. Blush's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,880 claims85%
- Brand-name464 claims14%
- Other61 claims2%
Dr. Blush'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. Blush's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%56 of 3,405 claims
- Antibiotics6%197 of 3,405 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%135 of 3,405 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: 3,0792024: 2,8169%
Drugs named by CMS: 95 in 2024, 96 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
How Dr. Joel Blush takes part in Medicare
Dr. Blush accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Joel Blush received $250 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Blush from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $103.
General payments to Dr. Blush by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Blush the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joel Blush graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Dr. Blush graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joel Blush'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joel Blush's NPI number?
Dr. Joel Blush's NPI number is 1265403653. It was assigned on February 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel Blush?
Dr. Joel Blush is a nephrologist in Staten Island, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Joel Blush practice?
Dr. Blush practices at 1139 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305. Dr. Blush's primary practice is Staten Island Dialysis Center in Staten Island, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Blush to 1 hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joel Blush's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Blush is (718) 816-4913.
What is Dr. Joel Blush's medical license number?
Dr. Blush holds New York license 216555.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel Blush affiliated with?
Dr. Blush is affiliated with Richmond University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Blush to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joel Blush part of?
Dr. Blush is linked to Northwell Health Physician Partners Cardiology at Great Neck. Dmand AI links Dr. Blush to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joel Blush accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Blush billed Medicare for 3,038 services in 2024, and Dr. Blush accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel Blush see?
CMS counts 343 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Blush in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Joel Blush bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Blush's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99308), nursing facility care (99309) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
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Where did Dr. Joel Blush go to medical school?
Dr. Blush graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. Joel Blush prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Blush's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Torsemide and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Joel Blush received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $250 in general payments to Dr. Blush from 6 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joel Blush been practicing?
Dr. Blush graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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