Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Claro Diaz, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Memphis, TN

Claro Diaz, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1659371235, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 26491, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1659371235
Name
Claro Diaz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
26491 TN
16976 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3950 New Covington Pike Ste 220, Memphis, TN 38128
Phone
(901) 763-0200
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3950 New Covington Pike Ste 220

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

  1. Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1093014441
  2. Sheila Ayers, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1154657468
  3. Eduardo Basco, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1750381430
  4. Alison Berger, F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1245648716
  5. April Boyd, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1881633436
  6. Sarah Braha, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1639709314

Verify Claro Diaz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 26491
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

4,981 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Claro Diaz4,981
  2. Specialty average3,149

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel706 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate322 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate299 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate267 claims
  6. Eliquis264 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.

No measured Medicare quality score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,192.66

54 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc.. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Claro Diaz$4,192.66
  2. Specialty average$4,923.81

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Specialty Physician Group LLCMemphis, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 509 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee

  1. Bassem Abazid, M.D.Lenoir City, TN1689835944
  2. Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim, M.D.Memphis, TN1093014441
  3. Javed Abdullah, MDGermantown, TN1184801367
  4. Robert Abraham, MDNashville, TN1285781161
  5. Ahmad Abu-Halimah, M.D.Nashville, TN1013958776
  6. John Acker, M.D.Knoxville, TN1497756241
  7. Kylie Adamek, MDNashville, TN1972966786
  8. Milton Addington, MDGermantown, TN1790752566
  9. Adedayo Adeboye, MDMemphis, TN1699948281
  10. Adeyinka Agbetoyin, MDJackson, TN1922047422

Common questions

What is Claro Diaz, MD's NPI number?

Claro Diaz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659371235, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Claro Diaz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3950 New Covington Pike Ste 220, Memphis, TN, 38128. Phone: (901) 763-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Claro Diaz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26491, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Claro Diaz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Claro Diaz, MD had 4,981 Medicare Part D claims for 722 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Claro Diaz, MD's Medicare quality score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.