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Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD

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(Joshua Shofner)

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Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

Yale School of Medicine

1 Cabot Road
Hudson, MA 01749

(978) 534-0582

Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD is a dermatologist in Hudson, MA specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). He graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital, Tufts Medicine and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

UMass Memorial Health

1 Cabot Road
Hudson, MA 01749

(978) 534-0582

(978) 534-6519

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100 Hospital Road
Leominster, MA 01453

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101 Coolidge Street
Hudson, MA 01749

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308 West Broadway
Gardner, MA 01440

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833 Main Street
Melrose, MA 02176

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Tufts Medicine

955 Main Street Suite G6
Winchester, MA 01890

(214) 748-3647

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

removal of skin lesion

In 2023, Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD performed more removal of skin lesion (growth or mark) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ear biopsy

ear procedures

In 2023, Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD had a list price for ear biopsy, and ear procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

removal of benign skin lesion

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

In 2012, Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD had a list price for removal of benign (non-cancerous) skin lesion, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), and skin procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	113
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	65
skin procedures	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and abscess drainage.

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

abscess drainage	20
diagnostic procedures	324
doctor visit	873
ear procedures	18
incision and drainage	20
injections	16
minor procedures	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	551
skin procedures	551
skin surgery	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	114
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and abscess drainage.

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

abscess drainage	37
diagnostic procedures	467
doctor visit	1037
ear procedures	20
eye procedures	16
incision and drainage	37
minor procedures	37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	629
skin procedures	629
skin surgery	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	145
Less than 65	45

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and abscess drainage.

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

abscess drainage	27
diagnostic procedures	511
doctor visit	1012
ear procedures	15
eye procedures	11
incision and drainage	27
minor procedures	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	652
skin procedures	652
skin surgery	27

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	948
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1716
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	826
From 75 to 84	620
85 and over	262
Less than 65	76

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and abscess drainage.

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

abscess drainage	21
diagnostic procedures	559
doctor visit	1147
ear procedures	20
eye procedures	11
incision and drainage	21
minor procedures	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	685
skin procedures	685
skin surgery	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	521
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	950
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	489
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	134
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	667
doctor visit	1433
ear procedures	28
eye procedures	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	754
skin procedures	754

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	641
Female	612

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	580
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	184
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	838
doctor visit	1751
ear procedures	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	912
skin procedures	912

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	752
Female	705

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	687
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	198
Less than 65	63

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	2162
ear procedures	28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1132
skin procedures	1132

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	901
Female	837

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1662
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	859
From 75 to 84	602
85 and over	219
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	2205
ear procedures	33
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1191
skin procedures	1191

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	971
Female	822

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1719
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	53
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	883
From 75 to 84	629
85 and over	233
Less than 65	48

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	2428
ear procedures	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1320
skin procedures	1320

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1069
Female	956

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1933
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	61
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	966
From 75 to 84	731
85 and over	285
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	2464
ear procedures	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	1361
skin procedures	1361

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	1118
Female	984

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2016
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	971
From 75 to 84	813
85 and over	284
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD treated as a dermatologist in Hudson, MA were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and abscess drainage.

abscess drainage	26
diagnostic procedures	320
doctor visit	1511
ear procedures	24
eye procedures	12
incision and drainage	26
injections	16
minor procedures	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	841
skin procedures	841
skin surgery	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	704
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1286
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	30

**Age**
75 to 84	470
85 and over	187
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	634

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua D. Shofner, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Dermatology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Dermatology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital

Tufts Medicine

UMass Memorial Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$2,523 Tremfya $1,330	STELARA $601	SIMPONI $407	SIMPONI ARIA $185
Amgen Inc.	$2,139 Enbrel $1,319	Otezla $820
AbbVie Inc.	$1,960 Skyrizi $991	Humira $614	Rinvoq $325	$30
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,846 COSENTYX $1,567	$279
GENZYME CORPORATION	$1,271 DUPIXENT $1,249	$22
Other	$7,687 TALTZ $815	Humira $709	OPZELURA $505	Otezla $502	Sotyktu $420	Other $4,736

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$16,720
Honoraria	$300
Consulting Fee	$210
Education	$195

Biography

Dr. Joshua Shofner is a dermatology (skin disorders) specialist in Winchester, MA, Hudson, MA, and Gardner, MA. He is affiliated with Tufts Medicine and UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital. He has an open panel in Melrose, MA according to Tufts Medicine. Before performing his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Shofner attended Yale School of Medicine.