Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR
Rheumatology Physician · Mesa, AZ
Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1326040015, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 22776, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra K. Michel
- Credential
- MD, FACP, FACR
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 22776 AZ
4301516573 MI
MD209718 OR
66198 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10238 E Hampton Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
- Phone
- (480) 984-8500
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (480) 984-1973
- Medicaid ID
- 500863299 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220714004067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Ohio, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10238 E Hampton Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jaclyn Bacon, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1265716344
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Verify Debra K. Michel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 22776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,622 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate317 claims
- Methotrexate242 claims
- Prednisone177 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen110 claims
- Leflunomide51 claims
- Rinvoq51 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: $76.43
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital IncWausau, WI
- Bend Memorial Clinic PCBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra K. Michel among 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona
Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR is one of 117 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona.
All 117 in Arizona → Every provider in Mesa → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Santina Carminati Taddei, MD, FACPMesa, AZ 852091861494551
- Ralph Bennett, MDMesa, AZ 852101366433161
- Areena Swarup, MDMesa, AZ 852101508857301
- Amer Al-Khoudari, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852251013036516
- Waseem Allabban, MDChandler, AZ 852261972704427
- Elizabeth Chang, MDGilbert, AZ 852341821097585
- Michael Fairfax, D.O.Gilbert, AZ 852341518068063
- Brittany Panico, DOGilbert, AZ 852341811253677
Common questions
What is Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR's NPI number?
Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326040015, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10238 E Hampton Ave, Mesa, AZ, 85209. Phone: (480) 984-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 22776, 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 Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra K. Michel, MD, FACP, FACR had 1,622 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.