Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1245493907, issued on Jul 2, 2008. Check the license (Arizona R70577, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carrie Buchanan Serra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R70577 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 626-7233
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111026000978); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carrie Buchanan Serra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license R70577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Cephalexin16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Ies Arizona PLLCTucson, AZ
- Northwest Hbp Medical Services LLCOro Valley, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carrie Buchanan Serra among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona
Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D. is one of 1,494 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2014 among the 828 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
422 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 422 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245493907, issued on Jul 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-7233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number R70577, 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 Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carrie Buchanan Serra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.