Alma Irma Murphy, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Alma Irma Murphy, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1669476644, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 14148, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alma Irma Murphy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 14148 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Phone
- (520) 323-1313
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 327-7470
- Medicaid ID
- 240549 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050928001567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 490 N Alvernon Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Norman Kupers, O.D.Optometrist1083679641
Verify Alma Irma Murphy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 14148Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,471 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost886 claims
- Timolol Maleate606 claims
- Lumigan216 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate127 claims
- Ofloxacin117 claims
- Travoprost99 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Alma Irma Murphy among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Alma Irma Murphy, M.D. is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
All 353 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
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- Luca Brigatti, MDTucson, AZ 857111588636021
- Lansing Brown, MDTucson, AZ 857111902879133
- Brenna BullockTucson, AZ 857111952983801
- John Carolan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857111295817849
- Harry Carrozza, MDTucson, AZ 857111801869367
- Serena ChoiTucson, AZ 857111669947305
Common questions
What is Alma Irma Murphy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alma Irma Murphy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669476644, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alma Irma Murphy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ, 85711. Phone: (520) 323-1313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alma Irma Murphy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 14148, 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 Alma Irma Murphy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alma Irma Murphy, M.D. had 2,471 Medicare Part D claims for 501 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alma Irma Murphy, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.