Dr. Christopher Bengson , MD, MHS
Dermatology • Phoenix, AZ
4212 N 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 850165319
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Dr. Christopher Bengson is listed in NPPES under Dermatology.
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NPI assigned on June 29, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 3,208 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths: 1,284 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 576 service units.
- 17000 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth: 368 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 27 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 353 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Clobetasol Propionate — 63 prescription fills, including refills.
- Triamcinolone Acetonide — 49 prescription fills, including refills.
- Fluocinonide — 46 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,566. Middle half: 1,797 to 5,966.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,943. Middle half: 1,878 to 7,666.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 148 in 2020 to 3,208 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4212 N 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 850165319
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Center For Dermatology Pllc; Dhew Ind Hlth Sv Hlth Svs And Mntl Hlth Adm. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
770 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $183,292 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $130,258 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
355 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$48,926 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $81.27 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $81.27 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $22.93 across 1 record.
- ABBVIE INC.: $17.95 across 1 record.
- UCB, Inc.: $16.89 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Bengson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Bengson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Phoenix and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,566. Middle half: 1,797 to 5,966.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,943. Middle half: 1,878 to 7,666.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $281,828. Middle half: $166,440 to $468,545.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $281,392. Middle half: $150,156 to $520,947.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 49 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $201,763. Middle half: $113,001 to $334,149.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 224 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $200,367. Middle half: $105,880 to $377,838.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 595. Middle half: 339 to 735.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 238 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 597. Middle half: 271 to 922.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Phoenix, AZ (2024, 52 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,809. Middle half: $8,800 to $164,245.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Dermatology in Arizona (2024, 238 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,120. Middle half: $7,680 to $170,119.
73 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Phoenix, AZ (350 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Phoenix
4.1% of these 73 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.5% of these 73 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 2068% from 148 in 2020 to 3,208 in 2024.
- 2020: 148
- 2021: 1,922
- 2022: 4,301
- 2023: 4,697
- 2024: 3,208
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1978% from $8,820 in 2020 to $183,292 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,820
- 2021: $97,752
- 2022: $227,856
- 2023: $259,698
- 2024: $183,292
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 2090% from $5,948 in 2020 to $130,258 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,948
- 2021: $76,062
- 2022: $163,891
- 2023: $180,720
- 2024: $130,258
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 94% from 182 in 2020 to 353 in 2024.
- 2020: 182
- 2021: 227
- 2022: 391
- 2023: 448
- 2024: 353
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 93% from 184 in 2020 to 355 in 2024.
- 2020: 184
- 2021: 227
- 2022: 401
- 2023: 454
- 2024: 355
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 86% from $348,044 in 2020 to $48,926 in 2024.
- 2020: $348,044
- 2021: $514,922
- 2022: $560,809
- 2023: $734,695
- 2024: $48,926
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $26.17 in 2019 to $81.27 in 2025.
- 2019: $26.17
- 2025: $81.27
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $81.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TREMFYA | General | $22.93 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SKYRIZI | General | $17.95 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Bimzelx | General | $16.89 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NEMLUVIO | General | $13.87 |
| Organon LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VTAMA | General | $9.63 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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1,284 | 215 | $15.00 | $6.74 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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576 | 452 | $197.00 | $92.07 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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368 | 306 | $151.00 | $52.63 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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207 | 188 | $259.00 | $107.49 |
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11102
Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth
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124 | 118 | $227.00 | $81.86 |
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11301
Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm
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104 | 77 | $273.00 | $107.27 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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60 | 57 | $124.00 | $57.46 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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41 | 38 | $86.95 | $63.11 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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41 | 38 | $277.00 | $130.35 |
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12032
Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm
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39 | 36 | $680.00 | $303.63 |
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17004
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths
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37 | 36 | $376.00 | $168.80 |
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17110
Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths
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37 | 36 | $106.97 | $64.57 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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37 | 37 | $241.00 | $111.80 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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29 | 29 | $106.00 | $78.47 |
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17000
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth
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27 | 21 | $69.89 | $45.31 |
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17003
Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
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22 | 18 | $6.95 | $1.95 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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22 | 18 | $122.82 | $93.24 |
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11103
Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth
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21 | 21 | $113.00 | $50.96 |
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11602
Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm
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21 | 21 | $545.00 | $124.62 |
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77401
Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery
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17 | 14 | $97.00 | $42.17 |
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99202
New patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 15 minutes or more
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16 | 16 | $69.00 | $45.38 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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15 | 12 | $54.00 | $33.87 |
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11402
Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm
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14 | 14 | $385.00 | $87.26 |
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17262
Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm
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13 | 11 | $399.00 | $166.96 |
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J7308
Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)
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13 | 13 | $781.00 | $388.33 |
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Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Clobetasol Propionate | Clobetasol Propionate | 63 | 1,795 | $2,602.66 | 30 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 49 | 1,417 | $1,225.62 | 29 |
| Fluocinonide | Fluocinonide | 46 | 1,332 | $1,549.02 | 28 |
| Tacrolimus | Tacrolimus | 46 | 1,344 | $6,122.49 | 23 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 39 | 640 | $273.57 | 31 |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 31 | 849 | $538.15 | 14 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 23 | 591 | $168.48 | 18 |
| Valacyclovir | Valacyclovir Hcl | 20 | 280 | $238.93 | — |
| Hadlima(Cf) Pushtouch | Adalimumab-Bwwd | 14 | 398 | $33,896.37 | — |
| Calcipotriene | Calcipotriene | 11 | 315 | $964.04 | — |
| Fluorouracil | Fluorouracil | 11 | 330 | $1,346.33 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - DERMATOLOGY
I20210607000343
AZ
5395861348
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Center For Dermatology Pllc
14275 N 87th St, Scottsdale, AZ 852603696
Phone: 4809058485
Center For Dermatology Pllc
14275 N 87th St, Scottsdale, AZ 852603696
Dhew Ind Hlth Sv Hlth Svs And Mntl Hlth Adm
4212 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 850165319
Phone: 6022631200
Center For Dermatology Pllc
4512 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 850183604
Phone: 6029547546
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner
Dentist - General Practice
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Dentist - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 29, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
Po Box 31001-0698
Pasadena, CA 911100698
Phone: 6022631200