NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celia Elias, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

Celia Elias, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1932192747, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 26173, 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
1932192747
Name
Celia Elias
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
26173 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5902 E Pima St, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 886-5315
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2023
Fax
(520) 298-8204
Medicaid ID
293655 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000989); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 1975
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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Also registered at 5902 E Pima St

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

  1. Hanna Mariz Bauto, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1316806615
  2. Julia Chavez, PAPhysician Assistant1841704715
  3. Karen Damgaard, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1376600171
  4. Nicol Ebanks, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467306217
  5. Joel Lippe, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780882332
  6. Lirio Miller, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629767876

Verify Celia Elias 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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,180 Medicare Part D claims for 537 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 332 claims were for opioids.

  1. Celia Elias9,180
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium431 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
  3. Lisinopril302 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl286 claims
  5. Gabapentin270 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate243 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: $1,649.64

87 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.

  1. Celia Elias$1,649.64
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Prescott Healthcare Solutions LLCTucson, AZ

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

Celia Elias among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona

Celia Elias, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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).

554 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 554 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allan Aven, MDTucson, AZ 857121609878750
  2. Thomas Brysacz, MDTucson, AZ 857121780632935
  3. J Burgess, MDTucson, AZ 857121184672339
  4. Abraham Byrd, MDTucson, AZ 857121669430385
  5. Kimberly Carlson, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857121578546081
  6. Stephen Cohen, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121649254780
  7. David Kahan, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857121598741167
  8. Kristin Lorenz, DOTucson, AZ 857121598723249

Common questions

What is Celia Elias, MD's NPI number?

Celia Elias, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932192747, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celia Elias, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5902 E Pima St, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 886-5315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celia Elias, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 26173, 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 Celia Elias, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celia Elias, MD had 9,180 Medicare Part D claims for 537 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.