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Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Wayne State University School of Medicine

515 West Jefferson Street
Petoskey, MI 49770

(231) 994-0281

Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD is a nephrologist in Roseville, MI specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD is affiliated with Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care, Henry Ford St. John Hospital, ST CLAIR SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS PC and Henry Ford Warren & Madison Heights Hospitals.

Office Locations

18001 10 Mile Road Suite 1
Roseville, MI 48066

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22201 Moross Road Pb Ii Suite 170
Detroit, MI 48236

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3290 W Big Beaver Suite 414
Troy, MI 48084

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McLaren Health Care

515 West Jefferson Street
Petoskey, MI 49770

(231) 994-0281

(231) 668-9179

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Joel Topf, MD, medical director of St. Clair Nephrology Research in Roseville, Michigan, told MedPage Today this study provided new data insights on the dialysis industry.”—"Duopoly in Dialysis Industry Has Grown, Raising Prices for Some Patients", MedPage Today, June 2025

“Joel Topf, MD, a nephrologist in Detroit, said it "feels like Twitter circa 2014, lots of engagement, good discussion, no ads, no right-wing conspiracy, no anti-vaxxers," but he did point out it...”—"Physicians Flock to Bluesky, Hoping to Leave X Behind", MedPage Today, November 2024

“-- Joel Topf, MD, medical director of St. Clair Nephrology Research in Detroit, on high rates of undiagnosed cases of chronic kidney disease.”—"Opinion | 'Still Haunted By His Pleas to Get Out of There': What We Heard This Week", MedPage Today, May 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2023, Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Michigan. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	47
dialysis	104
doctor visit	401
hospital care	1281
inpatient care	1281

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
dialysis	70
doctor visit	339
hospital care	1232
inpatient care	1232

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	265
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	84
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	66
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	55
dialysis	63
doctor visit	370
hospital care	1277
inpatient care	1277
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	319
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	94
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	66
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	53
dialysis	92
doctor visit	322
hospital care	1476
inpatient care	1442
outpatient care	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	696

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	722
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	180
Less than 65	542

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	71
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	69
dialysis	93
doctor visit	373
hospital care	1496
inpatient care	1496

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	301
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	99
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	50
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	66
Dementia	36
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	21
dialysis	66
doctor visit	347
hospital care	1299
inpatient care	1299

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	308
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	83
Less than 65	215

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	66
Dementia	33
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	40
dialysis	50
doctor visit	285
hospital care	1046
inpatient care	1046

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	235
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	68
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	64
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
dialysis	37
doctor visit	306
hospital care	1154
inpatient care	1154

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	79
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	66
Dementia	35
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	35
doctor visit	225
hospital care	1071
inpatient care	1071

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	60
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	65
Dementia	37
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	46
doctor visit	267
hospital care	1132
inpatient care	1132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	198
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	50
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	65
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	37
doctor visit	203
hospital care	1007
inpatient care	1007

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	64
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	64
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roseville, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

blood draw	47
dialysis	63
doctor visit	312
hospital care	1224
inpatient care	1221
outpatient care	34
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	275
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	300
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	78
Less than 65	197
65 to 74	182

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	59
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	13
Dementia	28

Education & Training

Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine and Nephrology and has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine

Residency: Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine and Nephrology

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Henry Ford Health

McLaren Health Care

Henry Ford St. John Hospital

ST CLAIR SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS PC

Henry Ford Warren & Madison Heights Hospitals

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$49,382 FARXIGA $38,153	LOKELMA $7,379	$3,850
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$8,183 NINLARO $7,580	$603
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$7,951 Non-Covered $6,400	Kerendia $1,551
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$4,708 VELTASSA $133	KORSUVA $43	$4,532
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,809 SOLIRIS $3,809
Other	$7,337 NephroCheck Test $2,328	TARPEYO $750	Renal - PD $126	ZEPATIER $31	NULOJIX $16	Other $4,086

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$60,053
Travel and Lodging	$10,878
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,350
Gift	$2,250
Food and Beverage	$2,208
Other	$631

Research Payments

Dr. Joel M. Topf, MD has received 223 research payments totaling $351,506.

Biography

Dr. Joel Topf is a specialist in adult nephrology. He works in Roseville, MI, Troy, MI, and Detroit, MI. Dr. Topf's education and training includes medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University and a hospital affiliated with Wayne State University. He has received professional recognition including the following: Hour Magazine Top Doc Nephrology. He is affiliated with McLaren Health Care and Henry Ford Health.