Charles A. Atkinson, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Charles A. Atkinson, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1871593731, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 26810, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles A. Atkinson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 26810 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5301 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 324-4780
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Fax
- (520) 327-5461
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060207000537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles A. Atkinson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 26810Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
261 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Methocarbamol38 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $163.89
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Tmc Medical NetworkTucson, AZ
- West Coast Wound And Skin Care IncBullhead City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles A. Atkinson among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Charles A. Atkinson, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kelly Favre, MDTucson, AZ 857121801831201
- Thomas Harmon, MDTucson, AZ 857121245268507
- Rifat Latifi, MDTucson, AZ 857121760589220
- Sarah Lee-Davisson, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121912934977
- Jeffrey Monash, MDTucson, AZ 857121437183035
- William Neubauer, MDTucson, AZ 857121629014501
Common questions
What is Charles A. Atkinson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles A. Atkinson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871593731, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles A. Atkinson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5301 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 324-4780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles A. Atkinson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 26810, 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 Charles A. Atkinson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles A. Atkinson, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.