NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles John Peterson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

Charles John Peterson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1437234499, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21030, 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
1437234499
Name
Charles John Peterson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
21030 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5301 E Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 324-1922
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 324-1088
Medicaid ID
15038402 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100915001164); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1990
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 5301 E Grant Road

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

  1. Tara Alexander, PA CPhysician Assistant1720160732
  2. Kent Carey, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1356423438
  3. David Compton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1427130509
  4. Christopher Florence, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1003998022
  5. Bob Foster, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1538241559
  6. Brian Hagerty, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1134201189

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  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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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

258 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Peterson258
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
  2. Cephalexin24 claims
  3. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl16 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  6. Ibuprofen15 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: $5.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sonex Health, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Peterson$5.60
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Ies Arizona PLLCTucson, AZ

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

Charles John Peterson among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona

Charles John Peterson, MD 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2014 among the 828 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katharine Altieri, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121194091256
  2. Christopher Cabanillas, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121487884045
  3. Kent Carey, MDTucson, AZ 857121356423438
  4. David Compton, MDTucson, AZ 857121427130509
  5. Christopher Florence, MDTucson, AZ 857121003998022
  6. Bob Foster, MDTucson, AZ 857121538241559
  7. Sarah Hypes, MDTucson, AZ 857121760795371
  8. Keith Kaback, MDTucson, AZ 857121154403186

Common questions

What is Charles John Peterson, MD's NPI number?

Charles John Peterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437234499, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles John Peterson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5301 E Grant Road, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 324-1922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles John Peterson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 21030, 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 John Peterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles John Peterson, MD had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.