Joshua S. Baru, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Asheville, NC
Joshua S. Baru, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1962571927, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01957, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua S. Baru
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 2016-01957 NC
036116116 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 551 Brevard RD, Asheville, NC 28806
- Phone
- (828) 212-7021
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 232-8218
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170109000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 551 Brevard RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joshua S. Baru in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
890 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 339 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl111 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl63 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Fentanyl43 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl40 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl31 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): 73.6 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: $144.90
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- American Oncology Partners PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 69 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
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- Amy Baruch, MDWinston Salem, NC1598736134
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Common questions
What is Joshua S. Baru, MD's NPI number?
Joshua S. Baru, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962571927, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua S. Baru, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 551 Brevard RD, Asheville, NC, 28806. Phone: (828) 212-7021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua S. Baru, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01957, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua S. Baru, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua S. Baru, MD had 890 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua S. Baru, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.