Diego G. Cardenas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Diego G. Cardenas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1831153691, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 19750, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego G. Cardenas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 19750 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8620 N 22ND Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021
- Phone
- (602) 674-6501
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 469008 AZ
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8620 N 22ND Ave
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- Cheryl Poisson, MN,FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538353396
Verify Diego G. Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 19750Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Diego G. Cardenas among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Diego G. Cardenas, M.D. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
649 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
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Common questions
What is Diego G. Cardenas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Diego G. Cardenas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831153691, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego G. Cardenas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8620 N 22ND Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85021. Phone: (602) 674-6501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego G. Cardenas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 19750, 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 Diego G. Cardenas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego G. Cardenas, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.