Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1992760276, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 78162, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Wei-Chan Tong
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 78162 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Phone
- (520) 694-8888
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Fax
- (520) 694-1007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110505000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alexa Carbone-Lang, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1538839899
Verify Carl Wei-Chan Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 78162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
518 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol52 claims
- Spironolactone40 claims
- Entresto33 claims
- Bumetanide31 claims
- Jardiance31 claims
- Eliquis22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $38.37
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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 2 group practices
- Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
- Texas Aandm University System Health Science CenterBryan, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 13 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Arizona.
Other advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Arizona
- Ambar Andrade, M.D., FACCPhoenix, AZ1174751978
- Andrew Boshara, MDPhoenix, AZ1275917064
- Radha Gopalan, MDPhoenix, AZ1043280787
- Geoffrey Jao, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1992885545
- Anantharam Kalya, MDPhoenix, AZ1831167238
- Katie Murphy, MDScottsdale, AZ1275968901
- Anita Phancao, M.DTucson, AZ1396932299
- Sharon Powell, AGPCNP-CTucson, AZ1508571886
- Patrick Sarkis, MDScottsdale, AZ1750127809
- David Steidley, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1356325690
Common questions
What is Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992760276, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 694-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 78162, 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 Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Wei-Chan Tong, M.D., PH.D. had 518 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.