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Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Transplant Surgery, General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Weill Cornell Medical College

Professional interests include: kidney transplant, liver transplant, robotic donor nephrectomy, and more.

1675 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792

(608) 262-5420

Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD is a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI specializing in pediatric transplant surgery, general surgery and transplant surgery. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and UW Health.

Office Locations

1675 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792

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2500 Overlook Terrace William S. Middleton Mvh (607)
Madison, WI 53705

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Joshua Mezrich, associate professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, offers a troubling example of the disparity between prisoners' rights and those of the general...”—"If health care is a right for American prisoners, why not for free people?", New York Daily News, February 2020

“Notes From A Transplant Surgeon: Fresh Air Dr. Joshua Mezrich has performed hundreds of kidney, liver and pancreas transplants.”—"Notes From A Transplant Surgeon : Fresh Air", NPR, January 2019

“It's a sobering thought, and one that author Joshua D. Mezrich says haunts each of his transplant patients: in many cases, someone must die for someone to live.”—"The Bookworm: Maid to order; tuning the organ", Marco Eagle, January 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin. 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. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	50
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
open surgery	13
stent placement (stenting)	13
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
doctor visit	55
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
open surgery	11
stent placement (stenting)	11
transplant procedures	22
urologic procedures	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
doctor visit	74
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
minimally invasive procedures	11
transplant procedures	25
urologic procedures	36

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	22
doctor visit	31
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
minimally invasive procedures	18
transplant procedures	22
urologic procedures	40

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
doctor visit	16
hospital care	139
inpatient care	139
transplant procedures	18
urologic procedures	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
doctor visit	21
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
transplant procedures	20
urologic procedures	20

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	57
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	17
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
transplant procedures	12
urologic procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	17

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	63
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Madison, WI were hospital care, inpatient care, urologic procedures and transplant procedures.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	41
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	12
stent placement (stenting)	12
transplant procedures	17
urologic procedures	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD.

**Gender**
Female	29
Male	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	58
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	4

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Surgery and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certification: Surgery

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua D. Mezrich, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

UW Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,330 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,330
OrganOx Ltd	$82 metra $82

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,243
Food and Beverage	$169

Biography

Dr. Joshua Mezrich's areas of specialization are general surgery, transplant surgery, and pediatric transplant surgery; he sees patients in Madison, WI. He is especially interested in liver cancer, robotic donor nephrectomy, and kidney transplant. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UW Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Mezrich is a graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College and a graduate of the University of Chicago Medical Center's residency program.