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Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH

(765 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

1901 Hillandale Road Suite D
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 383-4355

Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH is a family medicine practitioner in Wake Forest, NC specializing in family medicine. He graduated from UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS INC.

Office Locations

Address:

11635 Northpark Drive
Wake Forest, NC 27587

Address:

1901 Hillandale Road Suite D
Durham, NC 27705

blood draw	187
diabetes management	59
doctor visit	463
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
lab tests	304
preventive care	108
vaccines	37

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	26
Less than 65	113

blood draw	238
diabetes management	91
doctor visit	700
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
lab tests	440
preventive care	185
vaccines	96

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	105

blood draw	325
diabetes management	122
doctor visit	714
hip imaging	14
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
lab tests	502
musculoskeletal imaging	58
preventive care	265
vaccines	145
X-rays	57

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	260
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	86
Less than 65	298

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

blood draw	315
diabetes management	128
doctor visit	763
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
lab tests	488
musculoskeletal imaging	67
preventive care	362
spinal procedures	13
vaccines	236
X-rays	80

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	143
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	36
Less than 65	176

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

blood draw	316
diabetes management	153
doctor visit	745
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
lab tests	639
preventive care	365
vaccines	201

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	162
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	42
Less than 65	165

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

blood draw	245
diabetes management	113
doctor visit	748
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
lab tests	485
preventive care	279
vaccines	168

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	147
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	40
Less than 65	147

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

blood draw	251
diabetes management	87
doctor visit	659
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48
lab tests	283
preventive care	149
vaccines	64

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	117
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	35
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

blood draw	244
diabetes management	73
doctor visit	430
lab tests	149
preventive care	156
vaccines	85

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	89
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

blood draw	190
diabetes management	56
doctor visit	413
lab tests	89
preventive care	94
vaccines	40

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	67
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	34
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

blood draw	113
diabetes management	68
doctor visit	368
lab tests	110
preventive care	60

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	46
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	32
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wake Forest, NC were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw	242
diabetes management	95
doctor visit	602
hip imaging	14
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
lab tests	351
musculoskeletal imaging	63
preventive care	207
spinal procedures	13
vaccines	122
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	119
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	329
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	38
Less than 65	125
65 to 74	212

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH graduated from UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals (2010)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Healthy Blue, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Healthy Blue

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 765 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH from all over the web to help you find the right in Wake Forest, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ismael Tamba, DO, MPH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$848 LYRICA $489	EUCRISA $192	ELIQUIS $92	$75
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$226 INVOKANA $224	XARELTO $2
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$182 Welchol $92	Injectafer $90
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$161 Zecuity $161
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$85 BYDUREON $67	SYMBICORT $19
Other	$99 FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE $78	NEXPLANON $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,599
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. Ismael Tamba practices family medicine in Wake Forest, NC and Durham, NC. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Tamba accepts Blue California, CIGNA Plans, TRICARE, and more. He graduated from UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine. His residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tamba (or staff) speaks Spanish and French. He is affiliated with Duke Health. Duke Health reports that Dr. Tamba is not accepting new patients.