Berchman A. Vaz, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Berchman A. Vaz, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1265468219, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 24870, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Berchman A. Vaz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 24870 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 535 N Wilmot RD, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Phone
- (520) 874-7400
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 874-3425
- Medicaid ID
- 777948 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100719000791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Berchman A. Vaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 24870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,374 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate730 claims
- Prednisone473 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate469 claims
- Tramadol Hcl156 claims
- Folic Acid155 claims
- Leflunomide109 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $262.93
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Catalina Pointe Arthritis And Rheumatology Specialists, PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Berchman A. Vaz among 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona
Berchman A. Vaz, MD is one of 117 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona.
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- Samuel Cook, DOTucson, AZ 857131144782079
- Justin Dunn, MDTucson, AZ 857131760945687
- Chian Kwoh, MDTucson, AZ 857131730153131
- Faryal RazzaqTucson, AZ 857131053042804
- Carlos Tafich, MDTucson, AZ 857131508299553
Common questions
What is Berchman A. Vaz, MD's NPI number?
Berchman A. Vaz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265468219, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Berchman A. Vaz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 N Wilmot RD, Tucson, AZ, 85711. Phone: (520) 874-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Berchman A. Vaz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 24870, 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 Berchman A. Vaz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Berchman A. Vaz, MD had 3,374 Medicare Part D claims for 412 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Berchman A. Vaz, MD'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.