NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Tempe, AZ

Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1306815220, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 37769, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306815220
Name
Carol S. Lee-Faust
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
37769 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1920 E Baseline RD, Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone
(480) 345-5164
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 345-5386
Medicaid ID
282487 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081014000188); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1996
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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Also registered at 1920 E Baseline RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Olubukola Aremu, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1376901199
  2. John Castro, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619953577
  3. Swapna Chalasani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407067010
  4. Darren ClontsPharmacist1568884898
  5. Bruce Curtis, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1073539029
  6. Julie Desoe, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1275798464

Verify Carol S. Lee-Faust in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,406 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Carol Lee-Faust2,406
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost340 claims
  2. Erythromycin319 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine300 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol290 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate270 claims
  6. Bimatoprost190 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Center For Sight Eva I Liang MD PCHenderson, NV
  2. Southwestern Eye Center LtdYuma, AZ

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

Carol S. Lee-Faust among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona

Carol S. Lee-Faust, 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Renee McCoy, MDTempe, AZ 852831700813433
  2. Frank Caserta, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821053396937
  3. Ronald Cox, MDTempe, AZ 852821912103961
  4. Gerald Ford, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821972588804
  5. Laura Grant, MDTempe, AZ 852821194174847
  6. Camille Hylton, MDTempe, AZ 852821629019732
  7. Bertram Matsumoto, MDTempe, AZ 852821477557494
  8. Thomas Moody, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821003815705

Common questions

What is Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306815220, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 E Baseline RD, Tempe, AZ, 85283. Phone: (480) 345-5164. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 37769, 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 Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol S. Lee-Faust, M.D. had 2,406 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.