NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Wiegand, MD

Specialist · Tuscon, AZ

Christopher Wiegand, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Tuscon, Arizona, and NPI 1780767137, issued on Oct 21, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 29187, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; 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
1780767137
Name
Christopher Wiegand
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
29187 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6408 E Tanque Verde RD, Tuscon, AZ 85715
Phone
(520) 885-5558
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 885-5559
Medicaid ID
581480 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110414000648); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1999
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

1,635 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Christopher Wiegand1,635
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam117 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl103 claims
  3. Lamotrigine80 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate71 claims
  5. Aripiprazole58 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl51 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: $796.15

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Wiegand$796.15
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Aleph Center, P.L.L.C.Tucson, AZ

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

Christopher Wiegand among 747 specialist records in Arizona

Christopher Wiegand, MD is one of 747 specialist records with a practice address in Arizona. 25% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 25% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1992 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 specialist record lists a practice address in Tuscon

They are 1 of the 28 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscon, and 747 specialist records in Arizona.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Goeta Kreisler, MDTucson, AZ 857151801969076
  2. Debra Jur, FNPTucson, AZ 857151366719205
  3. Frederick Menick, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857151427042233
  4. Kimball Orton, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857151710946744
  5. Alexa Iwaniuk, COTA/LTucson, AZ 857161174957260
  6. Marjorie McGinnis, COTATucson, AZ 857161730551482
  7. Breanne Robison, OTR/LTucson, AZ 857161144612417
  8. Kirsten VorisTucson, AZ 857161306362306

Common questions

What is Christopher Wiegand, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Wiegand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780767137, issued on Oct 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Wiegand, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6408 E Tanque Verde RD, Tuscon, AZ, 85715. Phone: (520) 885-5558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Wiegand, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 29187, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Wiegand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Wiegand, MD had 1,635 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.