Diego A. Tamez, MD
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician · Madison, WI
Diego A. Tamez, MD is a public health & general preventive medicine physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1386963775, issued on May 25, 2010. Check the license (Wisconsin 66588-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego A. Tamez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician 2083P0901X
- License number
- 66588-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UW Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI 53792
- Phone
- (608) 263-0572
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diego A. Tamez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 66588-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average public health & general preventive medicine physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 820 among the 336 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril12 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.
Diego A. Tamez among 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Diego A. Tamez, MD is one of 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 2010, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 25% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 10% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0901X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 20 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
All 20 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Madison → Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Crawford, M.D.Madison, WI 537921427403096
- Joshua Hood, DOMadison, WI 537921457934317
- Lia Kostiuk, MDMadison, WI 537921881076255
- Jeremy Mihajlovich, DOMadison, WI 537921023632734
- Maria Mora Pinzon, MDMadison, WI 537921811239502
- Elizabeth Stein, M.D.Madison, WI 537921407267701
- Ayanna Vasquez, MD MSMadison, WI 537921831519578
- Jay Gold, MDMadison, WI 537131699936237
Common questions
What is Diego A. Tamez, MD's NPI number?
Diego A. Tamez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386963775, issued on May 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego A. Tamez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UW Hospitals & Clinics, Madison, WI, 53792. Phone: (608) 263-0572. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego A. Tamez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 66588-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Diego A. Tamez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego A. Tamez, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims; the average among public health & general preventive medicine physician prescribers was 820. 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.