Dr. Joshua Port, MD

Dr. Port practices at University Orthopedics Center, Ltd in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Port's NPI, 1104894229, was assigned on March 14, 2006. Dr. Port graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1988. Dr. Port holds Pennsylvania license MD042447L.

Dr. Port's primary practice is University Orthopedics Center, Ltd, at 3000 Fairway Dr, Altoona, PA 16602 in Blair County. The practice phone is (814) 231-2101.

Dr. Port's primary practice is University Orthopedics Center, Ltd in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Port is also affiliated with UPMC Altoona. The medical group on file is Phoenix Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Port to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Port's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Port is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 6,570 Medicare services from Dr. Port across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 366 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $163,056 for them.

CMS counts 366 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Port in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 207 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Port's median patient age at 66, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Port wrote 790 Medicare Part D claims for 252 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 755 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,111 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 572 claims across 14 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Port for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Port accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Port, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Port, published from 2020 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder, Orthopedics and Politics. Dr. Port has published most often in J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Dr. Port's most frequent co-authors are Brandon Dubose Bushnell, MD, Joseph Albert Abboud, MD and Mina Maurice Abdelshahed, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Port to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis and Rheumatic Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 177 general payments to Dr. Port from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $88,270. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $2,875 from 2022 to 2024.

Dr. Port graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1988.