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Dr. Joshua Abrams, DO

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · NPI 1649482084

Dr. Joshua Abrams, DO practises Orthopedic Surgery in Phoenix, Arizona. Qualified in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Desert Institute for Spine Care PC, an 11-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
21
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2007
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

1635 E Myrtle Ave Ste 400
Phoenix, AZ 85020-5514
Phone: (602) 944-2900
Fax: (602) 944-0064
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence 005694 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1649482084
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMay 6, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMay 4, 2022
Certification dateMay 4, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Desert Institute For Spine Care Pc — 11 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 219 times · 99th percentile
Spinal fusion 530 times · 99th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients626
Services billed 2,383 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Royalty or License $17,141 1 payment · paid for the use of something the clinician owns or invented, such as a patent; not a fee for care or for time
Consulting Fee $5,800 13 payments
Food and Beverage $1,697 28 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $1,445 3 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Desert Institute for Spine Care PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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