Joel Miller Sternbach, M.D., M.B.A.

NPI 1376838334ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Seattle, WA

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.D., M.B.A.) in Seattle, Washington, trained at Tufts University School of Medicine (class of 2011). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $117,035 for 132 patients in 2024, with only 25 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. reported $180.97 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1376838334
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	M.D., M.B.A.
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jun 17, 2011
Last updated in NPPES	Nov 10, 2020
Certified by provider	Nov 10, 2020

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	MD60850540	WA
Surgery	208600000X	125059251	IL

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (WA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	132
Services billed	433 across 74 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$117,035

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	25 · 30 30-day fills
Patients	13
Total drug cost	$793.77
Generic share	92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Tufts University School of Medicine
Graduation year	2011
Medicare specialty	Thoracic Surgery
Secondary specialties	General Surgery
Telehealth	Offers telehealth