Catherine H. Romero, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Safford, AZ
Catherine H. Romero, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Safford, Arizona, and NPI 1205854304, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 28480, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine H. Romero
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 28480 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1680 S 20TH Ave, Safford, AZ 85546
- Phone
- (928) 428-1377
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 348-8570
- Medicaid ID
- 521494 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251012000088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1680 S 20TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kacey Ekman, PNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1679773287
- Melinda Feely, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134449119
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- Garrett Hunter, PAMedical Physician Assistant1598227654
- Susan Jones, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1114945201
Verify Catherine H. Romero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 28480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,288 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 187 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril210 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium129 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Furosemide76 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: $189.56
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Gila Valley Clinic PCSafford, AZ
- San Carlos Apache Healthcare CorporationPeridot, AZ · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine H. Romero among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Catherine H. Romero, M.D. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Safford
They are 19 of the 243 NPPES records with a practice address in Safford, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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- Susan Jones, M.D.Safford, AZ 855461114945201
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Common questions
What is Catherine H. Romero, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine H. Romero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205854304, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine H. Romero, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1680 S 20TH Ave, Safford, AZ, 85546. Phone: (928) 428-1377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine H. Romero, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 28480, 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 Catherine H. Romero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine H. Romero, M.D. had 3,288 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.