Christopher Jay Petro, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Tucson, AZ
Christopher Jay Petro, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1700995578, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 11841, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Jay Petro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 11841 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2828-B E. Fort Lowell RD., Tucson, AZ 85716
- Phone
- (520) 327-4300
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 613-4284
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Jay Petro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 11841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam13 claims
- Lorazepam13 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.
Christopher Jay Petro among 942 psychiatry physician records in Arizona
Christopher Jay Petro, M.D. is one of 942 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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 2084P0800X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
266 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 266 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 942 psychiatry physician records in Arizona.
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- Larry Onate, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857161316045750
- Joseph Shortall, DOTucson, AZ 857161639661325
- Adam Colbert, MDTucson, AZ 857151568825784
- Mavis Donnelly, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857151245320647
- Patrick Sola, MDTucson, AZ 857151700977840
Common questions
What is Christopher Jay Petro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Jay Petro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700995578, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Jay Petro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2828-B E. Fort Lowell RD., Tucson, AZ, 85716. Phone: (520) 327-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Jay Petro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 11841, 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 Christopher Jay Petro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Jay Petro, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.