NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Billie Ann Bixby, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ

Billie Ann Bixby, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1770801938, issued on May 12, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 59059, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770801938
Name
Billie Ann Bixby
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
59059 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Banner University Medical Center 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone
(520) 626-6445
Enumerated
May 12, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191022001275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Billie Bixby425
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa100 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta59 claims
  3. Prednisone52 claims
  4. Azithromycin36 claims
  5. Spiriva Respimat20 claims
  6. Symbicort18 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,993.77

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Billie Bixby$2,993.77
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Billie Ann Bixby among 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona

Billie Ann Bixby, M.D. is one of 285 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1998 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arizona

There are 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bloom, MDTucson, AZ 857241659343390
  2. Sammy Campbell, MDTucson, AZ 857241023081288
  3. Ahmed Tammer El-Aini, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241942407101
  4. Martha Gallegos, MDTucson, AZ 857241427686013
  5. James Knepler, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241336105311
  6. Steven Knoper, MDTucson, AZ 857241427157718
  7. Kenneth Knox, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241154386118
  8. Sooraj Kumar, MBBSTucson, AZ 857241255824363

Common questions

What is Billie Ann Bixby, M.D.'s NPI number?

Billie Ann Bixby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770801938, issued on May 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Billie Ann Bixby, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Banner University Medical Center 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-6445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Billie Ann Bixby, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 59059, 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 Billie Ann Bixby, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Billie Ann Bixby, M.D. had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Billie Ann Bixby, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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