Aleksi Saarela, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Aleksi Saarela, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1093247991, issued on Mar 30, 2017. Check the license (Arizona R78156, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aleksi Saarela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R78156 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 626-7233
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 626-2480
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Aleksi Saarela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license R78156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Ibuprofen16 claims
- Meloxicam15 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Aleksi Saarela among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona
Aleksi Saarela, MD is one of 1,494 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
422 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 422 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Aleksi Saarela, MD's NPI number?
Aleksi Saarela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093247991, issued on Mar 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aleksi Saarela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-7233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aleksi Saarela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number R78156, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aleksi Saarela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aleksi Saarela, MD had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.