Joel Blush, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Port Washington, NY
Joel Blush, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Port Washington, New York, and NPI 1265403653, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (New York 216555, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Blush
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 216555 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Seaview Blvd, Port Washington, NY 11050
- Phone
- (516) 484-6093
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 484-6180
- Medicaid ID
- 02821272 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040308001212); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,049 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 50 Seaview Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teresa Alfano, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1942490669
- Helen Jin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1306818554
- Jasmeet Kaur, MDNephrology Physician1730383928
- Lionel Mailloux, MDNephrology Physician1538130992
- Mary Mallappallil, MDNephrology Physician1578586392
Verify Joel Blush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 216555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,405 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
- Torsemide121 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Warfarin Sodium113 claims
- Lisinopril84 claims
- Losartan Potassium82 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $28.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Joel Blush among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Joel Blush, M.D. is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Port Washington
They are 6 of the 444 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Washington, and 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Port Washington → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Howard Furst, MDPort Washington, NY 110501669709614
- Helen Jin, M.D.Port Washington, NY 110501306818554
- Jasmeet Kaur, MDPort Washington, NY 110501730383928
- Lionel Mailloux, MDPort Washington, NY 110501538130992
- Mary Mallappallil, MDPort Washington, NY 110501578586392
- Adam Criss, DONew Hyde Park, NY 110421386742039
- Jeffrey Haller, MDNew Hyde Park, NY 110421144328899
- Jim Hilepo, MDLake Success, NY 110421679671317
Common questions
What is Joel Blush, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel Blush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265403653, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Blush, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Seaview Blvd, Port Washington, NY, 11050. Phone: (516) 484-6093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Blush, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 216555, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Blush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Blush, M.D. had 3,405 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Blush, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.