Elias S. Kakish, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ
Elias S. Kakish, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1346495892, issued on Nov 25, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 48870, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elias S. Kakish
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 48870 AZ
01066045A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2055 W Hospital Dr, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Phone
- (520) 575-6944
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Fax
- (520) 575-1115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150120001097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2055 W Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Fadi Adra, M.D.,Pulmonary Disease Physician1366630683
- Scott Bronnimann, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1467417402
- Marsha Brooks-Candela, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548278294
- Vivian Castillo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1790732105
- Rachel Gordon, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1780714477
- Rachel Hackl, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1003912734
Verify Elias S. Kakish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 48870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta460 claims
- Montelukast Sodium383 claims
- Prednisone256 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa252 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate225 claims
- Azithromycin205 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,523.88
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Northwest Allied Physicians LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elias S. Kakish among 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona
Elias S. Kakish, MD is one of 285 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1998 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona.
All 285 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fadi Adra, M.D.,Tucson, AZ 857041366630683
- Scott Bronnimann, MDTucson, AZ 857041467417402
- Jacob Chacko, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041346340551
- Robert Cobb, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041063512291
- Todd Locher, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041942300124
- Abhinav Mittal, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041538555388
- Osama Mukhtar, MDTucson, AZ 857041851775753
- James Fiastro, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857051962502153
Common questions
What is Elias S. Kakish, MD's NPI number?
Elias S. Kakish, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346495892, issued on Nov 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elias S. Kakish, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2055 W Hospital Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85704. Phone: (520) 575-6944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elias S. Kakish, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 48870, 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 Elias S. Kakish, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elias S. Kakish, MD had 3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elias S. Kakish, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.