Joel M. Gelfand, MD
Dermatology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Joel M. Gelfand, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1710902382, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD071826L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel M. Gelfand
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD071826L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-2737
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 349-8339
- Medicaid ID
- 0019039370001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100408000163); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel M. Gelfand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD071826LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Skyrizi Pen64 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide30 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate27 claims
- Skyrizi26 claims
- Vtama22 claims
- Otezla20 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $84,610.45
114 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel M. Gelfand among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Joel M. Gelfand, MD is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 681 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Steven Fakharzadeh, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041073538641
- Jonathan Kantor, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041326038886
- James Leyden, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041124053731
- David Margolis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041740205327
- Alain Rook, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041760417372
- John Stanley, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041982629556
Common questions
What is Joel M. Gelfand, MD's NPI number?
Joel M. Gelfand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710902382, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel M. Gelfand, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-2737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel M. Gelfand, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD071826L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel M. Gelfand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel M. Gelfand, MD had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel M. Gelfand, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.