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Dr. David Josephson, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1999)

Professional interests include: cancer, genitourinary cancer

8635 W 3rd Street Suite 1
Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 854-9898

Dr. David Josephson, MD is an urologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1999 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. David Josephson, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai and TOWER UROLOGY INC.

Office Locations

Address:

8635 W 3rd Street Suite 1
Los Angeles, CA 90048

In The News

“"The fluorescent imaging allows for real-time identification of the blood vessels feeding the kidney, and we are able to clamp off only a segmental artery to the kidney tumor," said Dr. David...”—"The Cutting Edge", Los Angeles Times, October 2012

abdominal imaging	394
abdominal surgery	10
anorectal procedures	111
blood draw	431
cancer surgery	43
CT scan	135
diagnostic procedures	97
dissection	28
doctor visit	1217
excision	28
foreign body removal	13
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hormone therapy	212
hospital care	245
incontinence surgery	25
injections	237
inpatient care	245
lab tests	3087
laser treatment	14
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	14
lymph node procedures	28
manometry	29
minimally invasive procedures	281
minor procedures	14
open surgery	9
pelvic imaging	638
pelvic surgery	27
potassium test	17
preventive care	17
reconstructive surgery	9
stent placement (stenting)	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	896
urologic procedures	723
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	37
Hispanic	30
Asian	53
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	67
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	37

abdominal imaging	526
anorectal procedures	247
blood draw	563
cancer surgery	46
catheterization	15
CT scan	154
diagnostic procedures	227
dissection	24
doctor visit	1783
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hormone therapy	317
hospital care	530
incontinence surgery	23
injections	313
inpatient care	530
lab tests	4618
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	9
lymph node procedures	24
manometry	40
minimally invasive procedures	260
minor procedures	19
pelvic imaging	921
pelvic surgery	23
potassium test	41
preventive care	48
stent placement (stenting)	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	1272
urologic procedures	1074
vascular procedures	24

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	60
Hispanic	41
Asian	58
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	120
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	34

abdominal imaging	530
anorectal procedures	156
blood draw	736
cancer surgery	53
catheterization	21
CT scan	146
diagnostic procedures	166
dissection	36
doctor visit	2226
excision	36
foreign body removal	18
gastrointestinal procedures	33
hormone therapy	57814
hospital care	388
incontinence surgery	34
injections	57783
inpatient care	388
lab tests	6634
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	20
lymph node procedures	36
manometry	33
minimally invasive procedures	389
minor procedures	42
pelvic imaging	1094
pelvic surgery	35
potassium test	43
preventive care	272
stent placement (stenting)	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	1443
urologic procedures	1251
vascular procedures	25

**Gender**
Male	1424
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1358
Black	122
Hispanic	112
Asian	158
Other	74
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	872
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	322
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	36

abdominal imaging	516
abdominal surgery	10
ablation	14
anorectal procedures	210
blood draw	777
cancer surgery	48
catheterization	21
CT scan	205
diagnostic procedures	206
dissection	30
doctor visit	2462
excision	30
foreign body removal	27
gastrointestinal procedures	41
hormone therapy	77371
hospital care	321
incontinence surgery	31
injections	77361
inpatient care	321
lab tests	6464
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	9
lymph node procedures	30
manometry	41
minimally invasive procedures	432
minor procedures	36
open surgery	9
pelvic imaging	1110
pelvic surgery	42
potassium test	63
preventive care	413
reconstructive surgery	22
stent placement (stenting)	66
thoracic (chest) imaging	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	1413
urologic procedures	1390
vascular procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	776
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	42
Hispanic	52
Asian	89
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	459
From 75 to 84	285
85 and over	167
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	35

abdominal imaging	680
ablation	12
anorectal procedures	97
blood draw	1019
cancer surgery	36
catheterization	32
complementary or alternative therapy	93
CT scan	217
diagnostic procedures	90
dissection	23
doctor visit	2994
excision	23
foreign body removal	24
gastrointestinal procedures	48
gynecologic procedures	11
hormone therapy	86471
hospital care	289
incontinence surgery	38
injections	86461
inpatient care	289
lab tests	8225
lymph node procedures	23
manometry	48
minimally invasive procedures	523
minor procedures	61
neurostimulation	129
pelvic imaging	1317
pelvic surgery	42
potassium test	64
preventive care	586
reconstructive surgery	18
stent placement (stenting)	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	1793
urologic procedures	1353
vascular procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	945
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	879
Black	64
Hispanic	60
Asian	92
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	560
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	186
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	33

abdominal imaging	386
anorectal procedures	126
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	41
blood draw	954
cancer surgery	37
chemotherapy	41
complementary or alternative therapy	105
CT scan	183
diagnostic procedures	110
dissection	33
doctor visit	2892
excision	33
foreign body removal	24
gastrointestinal procedures	62
hormone therapy	73253
hospital care	218
incontinence surgery	30
injections	73216
inpatient care	218
lab tests	7671
laser treatment	11
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	11
lymph node procedures	33
manometry	62
minimally invasive procedures	457
minor procedures	65
neurostimulation	99
pelvic imaging	976
pelvic surgery	32
potassium test	75
preventive care	520
stent placement (stenting)	37
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	1163
urologic procedures	891
vascular procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	984
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	79
Other	70
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	559
From 75 to 84	401
85 and over	184
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	33

abdominal imaging	382
abdominal surgery	10
ablation	18
anorectal procedures	79
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	80
blood draw	781
cancer surgery	42
catheterization	31
chemotherapy	80
complementary or alternative therapy	71
CT scan	164
diagnostic procedures	88
dissection	40
doctor visit	2889
excision	40
foreign body removal	27
gastrointestinal procedures	29
hormone therapy	86412
hospital care	315
incontinence surgery	35
injections	86424
inpatient care	315
lab tests	7414
laser treatment	9
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	9
lymph node procedures	40
manometry	29
minimally invasive procedures	531
minor procedures	37
neurostimulation	106
open surgery	9
pelvic imaging	934
pelvic surgery	39
potassium test	76
preventive care	441
reconstructive surgery	9
stent placement (stenting)	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	1157
urologic procedures	1028
vascular procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	1122
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1007
Black	66
Hispanic	65
Asian	93
Other	84
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	458
85 and over	197
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	31

abdominal imaging	391
ablation	26
anorectal procedures	21
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	106
blood draw	756
cancer surgery	22
catheterization	50
chemotherapy	106
cryotherapy	12
CT scan	132
diabetes management	105
diagnostic procedures	62
dissection	21
doctor visit	2779
excision	21
foreign body removal	17
hormone therapy	88561
hospital care	198
incontinence surgery	19
injections	88549
inpatient care	198
lab tests	8013
laser treatment	23
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	10
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	415
minor procedures	55
neurostimulation	66
pelvic imaging	857
pelvic surgery	20
potassium test	58
preventive care	661
stent placement (stenting)	25
thoracic (chest) imaging	32
thyroid function tests	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	1105
urologic procedures	907
vascular procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	1107
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	993
Black	57
Hispanic	65
Asian	101
Other	92
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	615
From 75 to 84	456
85 and over	203
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	30

abdominal imaging	856
ablation	35
anorectal procedures	18
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	250
blood draw	2319
cancer surgery	54
catheterization	177
chemotherapy	250
CT scan	273
diabetes management	1511
diagnostic procedures	115
dissection	51
doctor visit	5911
excision	51
foreign body removal	50
hormone therapy	118141
hospital care	494
incontinence surgery	50
injections	118124
inpatient care	494
lab tests	30117
laser treatment	12
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	12
lymph node procedures	51
minimally invasive procedures	1233
minor procedures	95
neurostimulation	374
open surgery	26
pelvic imaging	2253
pelvic surgery	50
potassium test	118
preventive care	3594
stent placement (stenting)	59
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
thyroid function tests	2983
ultrasound (sonogram)	2846
urologic procedures	2549
vascular procedures	65

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Josephson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Josephson, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and thyroid function tests.

abdominal imaging	518
abdominal surgery	10
ablation	22
anorectal procedures	118
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	119
blood draw	926
cancer surgery	42
catheterization	49
chemotherapy	119
complementary or alternative therapy	89
cryotherapy	12
CT scan	179
diabetes management	808
diagnostic procedures	129
dissection	31
doctor visit	2795
excision	31
foreign body removal	25
gastrointestinal procedures	40
gynecologic procedures	11
hormone therapy	65395
hospital care	333
incontinence surgery	32
injections	65385
inpatient care	333
lab tests	9143
laser treatment	13
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	13
lymph node procedures	31
manometry	40
minimally invasive procedures	510
minor procedures	47
neurostimulation	154
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	1123
pelvic surgery	35
potassium test	61
preventive care	730
reconstructive surgery	15
stent placement (stenting)	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	54
thyroid function tests	1582
ultrasound (sonogram)	1455
urologic procedures	1252
vascular procedures	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Josephson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	167
Male	733

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	72
Non-Hispanic White	681
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	49
Other	47

**Age**
85 and over	144
75 to 84	287
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	428

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Josephson, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	11
Cancer	26

Education & Training

Dr. David Josephson, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1999. He completed residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. He is certified by the Urology, American Board of Urology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1999)

Residency: Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center

Board Certification: Urology, American Board of Urology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Josephson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

TOWER UROLOGY INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Josephson, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Josephson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$92,402 Androgel $67,297	Lupron $15,196	Lupron Depot $5,409	$4,500
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$17,433 Da Vinci Surgical System $17,433
AbbVie Inc.	$4,734 Lupron Depot $4,550	BOTOX $157	Creon $27
Antares Pharma, Inc.	$3,381 XYOSTED $3,327	OTREXUP $36	TLANDO $18
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$2,101 Vesicare $830	XTANDI $567	Myrbetriq $401	XOSPATA $22	$281
Other	$17,766 Urology $2,030	Erleada $1,881	Axumin $1,797	PYLARIFY $1,580	AMS $1,189	Other $9,288

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$86,650
Food and Beverage	$18,436
Education	$15,604
Consulting Fee	$12,105
Travel and Lodging	$4,959
Other	$63

Research Payments

Dr. David Josephson, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $31,540.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. David Josephson, MD.

TELA Bio, Inc.

2018

$100,000.00

Physician Covered Recipient

Series B Preferred Stock

Biography

Dr. David Josephson practices urology (urinary tract disease) in Los Angeles, CA. The average patient rating for Dr. Josephson is 4.0 stars (out of 5). Clinical interests for Dr. Josephson include genitourinary cancer. After completing medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, he performed his residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Josephson include: Cambridge Who's Who, Healthcare edition; Guide to America's Top Surgeons, Consumers' Research Council of America; and Southern California Super Docs, Los Angeles Magazine Best Doctor's. In addition to English, Dr. Josephson (or staff) speaks Spanish and Persian. He is professionally affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. Cedars-Sinai reports that Dr. Josephson is not accepting new patients.