Josef N. Tofte

  • Madison, WI
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1801215314PAC ID0143446419
Medicare services, 2024
605
Medicare patients, 2024
322
Part D claims, 2017
34
Publications
17
MIPS score, 2024
83
Practice address
600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
Practice phone
Call (608) 265-1978
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Primary practice

University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)

College / University Student Health · Madison, Wisconsin

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Josef N. Tofte is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Madison, Wisconsin

Josef Tofte practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin.

Josef Tofte's NPI, 1801215314, was assigned on April 11, 2014. Josef Tofte graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2014. Josef Tofte holds Wisconsin license 72771-20.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143446419
NPI enumeration date
April 11, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(608) 265-1978
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

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

Josef N. Tofte practices at University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin

Josef Tofte's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave), at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. The practice phone is (608) 265-1978.

  • University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)
    600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792Phone(608) 265-1978

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Josef N. Tofte is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Josef Tofte's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Josef Tofte is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is UW Health. Dmand AI also links Josef Tofte to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Josef Tofte's employer is on file too: a school & student health.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Josef N. Tofte's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave)Available with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Josef N. Tofte is one of 44 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Wisconsin

Hand surgery is Josef Tofte's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dmand AI has Josef Tofte's licenses on file in 2 states: Wisconsin and Iowa.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 72771-20 · taxonomy 207XS0106X
  • Orthopaedic surgery, IowaLicense R-10067 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Josef Tofte

Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

44orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Wisconsin
3orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Madison

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

Josef N. Tofte billed Medicare for 605 services in 2024

CMS data shows 605 Medicare services from Josef Tofte across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 322 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,122 for them.

Medicare services, 2024605
Medicare patients322
Paid by Medicare$64,122
Procedure codes12

Josef Tofte's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3152024: 2927%
Surgery
2023: 1962024: 28746%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 02024: 26

Where Josef Tofte's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office559%
  • In a facility55091%

Josef Tofte compared with the Wisconsin median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Josef Tofte
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
605vs 50320% above
Medicare patients
322vs 17287% above
Part D claims
34vs 4829% below

Medians across 44 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Josef Tofte'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

Josef N. Tofte treated 322 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 322 Medicare patients who saw Josef Tofte in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 189 patients. 59% of them have high cholesterol, and 58% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Josef Tofte's median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024322
Average age72
Average risk score0.94
Also on Medicaid8%

Josef Tofte's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Josef Tofte's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18357%
  • Men13943%

Chronic conditions among Josef Tofte's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol59%
  2. High blood pressure58%
  3. Arthritis57%
  4. Mood disorders27%
  5. Anxiety23%
  6. Depression22%
  7. Diabetes21%
  8. Ischemic heart disease19%

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

Josef Tofte's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

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

Josef N. Tofte wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims in 2017

In 2017, Josef Tofte wrote 34 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $413 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201734
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$413

Josef Tofte's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Josef N. Tofte scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Josef Tofte for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Josef Tofte accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Josef Tofte as offering telehealth. CMS counts 77 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Josef Tofte, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Josef Tofte's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 87.8of 100Quality
  • 77of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Josef Tofte ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
93rd percentile77 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Josef N. Tofte has 17 publications on record

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Josef Tofte, published from 2012 to 2023. 2016 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Internship and Residency, Simulation Training and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Josef Tofte has published most often in Iowa Orthop J. Josef Tofte's most frequent co-authors are Lindsey Caldwell, MD, Christopher Andrew Anthony, MD and Nicholas Christopher Arpey.

Papers17
Years published2012 to 2023

Josef Tofte's papers by year, 2012 to 2023

Topics Josef Tofte writes about most

  • Internship and Residency
  • Simulation Training
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cartilage, Articular
  • Chondrocytes
  • Clinical Competence
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Orthopedic Procedures

Josef Tofte's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Josef Tofte

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Josef N. Tofte received $16,448 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 37 general payments to Josef Tofte from 18 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $10,000.

General payments to Josef Tofte by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Josef Tofte by kind, 2018 to 2025

$16.4Kin total
  • Grants$10,00061%
  • Food and beverage$2,80917%
  • Education$2,59716%
  • Travel and lodging$1,0426%

Companies that paid Josef Tofte the most, 2018 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

Josef N. Tofte graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Josef Tofte graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Josef N. Tofte'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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)
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 Josef N. Tofte's NPI number?

Josef N. Tofte's NPI number is 1801215314. It was assigned on April 11, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Josef N. Tofte specialize in?

Josef N. Tofte is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Josef N. Tofte practice?

Josef Tofte practices at 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792. Josef Tofte's primary practice is University Health Services - Madison (Highland Ave) in Madison, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Josef Tofte to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Josef N. Tofte's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Josef Tofte is (608) 265-1978.

What is Josef N. Tofte's medical license number?

Josef Tofte holds Wisconsin license 72771-20, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Josef N. Tofte been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Josef Tofte in Wisconsin and Iowa.

Which hospitals is Josef N. Tofte affiliated with?

Josef Tofte is affiliated with University Hospital. Dmand AI links Josef Tofte to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Josef N. Tofte part of?

Josef Tofte is linked to UW Health.

Does Josef N. Tofte accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Josef Tofte billed Medicare for 605 services in 2024, and Josef Tofte accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Josef N. Tofte offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Josef Tofte as offering telehealth services.

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What is Josef N. Tofte's MIPS score?

Josef Tofte's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Josef N. Tofte see?

CMS counts 322 Medicare patients who saw Josef Tofte in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Josef N. Tofte bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Josef Tofte's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20550).

Where did Josef N. Tofte go to medical school?

Josef Tofte graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 2014.

What drugs does Josef N. Tofte prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Josef Tofte's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Hydroxyzine Pamoate.

Has Josef N. Tofte received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $16,448 in general payments to Josef Tofte from 18 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Josef N. Tofte been practicing?

Josef Tofte graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Josef N. Tofte do research?

Dmand AI links 17 publications to Josef Tofte, published from 2012 to 2023.

Who does Josef N. Tofte publish with?

Josef Tofte's most frequent co-authors are Lindsey Caldwell, MD (3 shared papers), Christopher Andrew Anthony, MD (2 shared papers) and Nicholas Christopher Arpey (2 shared papers).

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