NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig Saran

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Glendale, AZ

Craig Saran is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1508125709, issued on May 8, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 007120, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508125709
Name
Craig Saran
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
007120 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 W Bell RD Ste F101, Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone
(602) 795-8700
Enumerated
May 8, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(602) 795-8701
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170405002579); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University, 2012
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 7200 W Bell RD Ste F101

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

  1. Victoria Bain, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1407682602
  2. Melissa Espinoza-Padilla, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1093428344
  3. Robin Jackson-Ervin, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1194978676
  4. Mariela Lizarraga, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1922994367
  5. Jenniffer Morrison, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1467085159
  6. Amber Parks, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922600568

Verify Craig Saran in five checks

  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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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

2,377 Medicare Part D claims for 463 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 1,526 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Saran2,377
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl487 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen325 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen210 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl168 claims
  5. Gabapentin159 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er120 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 MIPS final 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,799.97

59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Saran$3,799.97
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. Arizona Spine And Pain Specialists LLCGlendale, AZ

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

Craig Saran among 92 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Arizona

Craig Saran is one of 92 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 68 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Arizona

There are 92 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Arizona.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Hogan, D.O.Glendale, AZ 853081023209228
  2. Brian Page, DOGlendale, AZ 853081245219336
  3. Neil Thakkar, D.O.Glendale, AZ 853081619175833
  4. James Canavan, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061710930995
  5. Michael Castillo, MDGlendale, AZ 853061619991643
  6. Deepesh Shah, MDGlendale, AZ 853061558548735
  7. Kurt Lundberg, DOGilbert, AZ 852971689930927
  8. Nand Bhardwaja, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852951194790683

Common questions

What is Craig Saran's NPI number?

Craig Saran's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508125709, issued on May 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Saran located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 W Bell RD Ste F101, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (602) 795-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Saran's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 007120, 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 Craig Saran prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Saran had 2,377 Medicare Part D claims for 463 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Craig Saran's MIPS final 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), 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.