Joshua Ari Paul, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Joshua Ari Paul, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427580802, issued on Apr 3, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD476867, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Ari Paul
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD476867 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1326 Freeport RD Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
- Phone
- (412) 963-0414
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 963-0414
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220506000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Ari Paul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD476867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,579 Medicare Part D claims for 946 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost841 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate498 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl411 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol401 claims
- Timolol Maleate273 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate248 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $684.14
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Joshua Ari Paul among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Joshua Ari Paul, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381295961043
- John Charley, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381871559401
- Stanton Elias, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381457333601
- Diana Mrvos, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152381134349905
- Laurie Roba, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381780679035
- David Kobaly, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371295873537
- Regis Rumpf, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371346431087
- Michael Schneider, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371881698728
Common questions
What is Joshua Ari Paul, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Ari Paul, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427580802, issued on Apr 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Ari Paul, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1326 Freeport RD Ste 200, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238. Phone: (412) 963-0414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Ari Paul, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD476867, 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 Joshua Ari Paul, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Ari Paul, MD had 4,579 Medicare Part D claims for 946 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.