Dr. Joshua Benjamin Elder , MD
Internal Medicine โข Augusta, GA
1120 15th St
Augusta, GA 30912
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Joshua Elder is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on June 14, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 469 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 307 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 46 service units.
- 99238 โ Hospital discharge day management: 35 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 230 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2019:
- Furosemide โ 25 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 24 prescription fills, including refills.
- Carvedilol โ 19 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 15 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Augusta, GA (2024, 140 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 394. Middle half: 185 to 793.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 672. Middle half: 262 to 1,455.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 757 in 2020 to 469 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1120 15th St
Augusta, GA 30912
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Greenville, SC. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Wellstar Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
171 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $40,502 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $31,609 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
347 standardized 30-day fills in 2019
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$3,815 in 2019
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2019, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2019.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $35.12 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $35.12 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC: $19.76 across 1 record.
- Pfizer Inc.: $15.36 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Elder has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Elder as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Augusta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Augusta, GA (2024, 140 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 394. Middle half: 185 to 793.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 672. Middle half: 262 to 1,455.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Augusta, GA (2024, 140 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,579. Middle half: $17,221 to $77,998.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $60,432. Middle half: $25,430 to $112,727.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Augusta, GA (2024, 140 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,038. Middle half: $12,143 to $62,103.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Georgia (2024, 2,224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,319. Middle half: $19,271 to $87,339.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Elder are from 2019.
336 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Augusta, GA (3,919 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
5.7% of these 336 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.8% of these 336 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 38% from 757 in 2020 to 469 in 2024.
- 2020: 757
- 2021: 487
- 2022: 389
- 2023: 556
- 2024: 469
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 34% from $60,979 in 2020 to $40,502 in 2024.
- 2020: $60,979
- 2021: $37,084
- 2022: $27,182
- 2023: $48,213
- 2024: $40,502
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 35% from $48,609 in 2020 to $31,609 in 2024.
- 2020: $48,609
- 2021: $29,546
- 2022: $21,351
- 2023: $38,268
- 2024: $31,609
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 81% from 127 in 2017 to 230 in 2019.
- 2017: 127
- 2018: 239
- 2019: 230
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 123% from 156 in 2017 to 347 in 2019.
- 2017: 156
- 2018: 346
- 2019: 347
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 151% from $1,521 in 2017 to $3,815 in 2019.
- 2017: $1,521
- 2018: $18,872
- 2019: $3,815
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $86.16 in 2021 to $35.12 in 2025.
- 2021: $86.16
- 2022: $199.25
- 2023: $331.83
- 2024: $187.05
- 2025: $35.12
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2019), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $35.12.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIFAXAN | General | $19.76 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ELIQUIS | General | $15.36 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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307 | 121 | $170.76 | $74.38 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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46 | 30 | $241.13 | $112.01 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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35 | 33 | $169.60 | $76.22 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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29 | 29 | $475.52 | $164.04 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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21 | 20 | $306.71 | $123.87 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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17 | 17 | $243.00 | $107.74 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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14 | 12 | $92.50 | $46.93 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2019.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Furosemide | Furosemide | 25 | 940 | $70.65 | 12 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 24 | 930 | $89.94 | โ |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 19 | 810 | $116.79 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 19 | 690 | $141.51 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 18 | 780 | $563.94 | โ |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 14 | 690 | $222.26 | โ |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 14 | 660 | $98.29 | โ |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 14 | 1,080 | $266.20 | โ |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 13 | 930 | $375.63 | โ |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 13 | 390 | $92.38 | โ |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | 780 | $247.28 | โ |
| Ventolin Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 12 | 269 | $745.46 | โ |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | 570 | $41.55 | โ |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 11 | 450 | $39.30 | โ |
| Propranolol Hcl Er | Propranolol Hcl | 11 | 330 | $704.00 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2019; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20190911002429
GA
9032403092
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
6135 Roosevelt Hwy, Warm Springs, GA 318302757
Phone: 7066555461
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
989 Saint Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 309120004
Phone: 7067212171
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 309120004
Phone: 7067218623
Wellstar Medical Group Llc
5150 Stilesboro N W Rd, Kennesaw, GA 301527742
Phone: 7704248222
Secondary Practice Locations
701 Grove Rd
Greenville, SC 296054210
Phone: 8644557882
701 Grove Rd
Greenville, SC 296054210
Phone: 8644557882
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pathology - Anatomic Pathology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1120 15TH ST, AUGUSTA, GA 30912 (Tel: 7067218623)
Registered at 1120 15TH ST STE BI1056, AUGUSTA, GA 309120004 (Tel: 7067213813)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 701 GROVE RD, GREENVILLE, SC 296054210 (Tel: 8644557882)
Registered at 701 GROVE RD, GREENVILLE, SC 296054210 (Tel: 8644557882)
Recorded as JOSHUA ELDER, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: SC LL39529)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Augusta
- Dr. Namita Mohanty, MD
- Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD
- Dr. John Oyakhire, MD
- Henry Jackson
- Dr. Samah Ahmadieh, MD
- Dr. Casey Capp, DO
Mailing Address
1120 15th St Ste Bi1056
Augusta, GA 309120004
Phone: 7067213813