Howard M. Comstock, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Howard M. Comstock, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1942254230, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 34193, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard M. Comstock
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 34193 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6130 N LA Cholla Blvd Ste 210, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone
- (520) 797-6881
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6130 N LA Cholla Blvd Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard M. Comstock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 34193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl77 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: $22.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Howard M. Comstock among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Howard M. Comstock, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seda Bourikian, MDTucson, AZ 857411447780093
- Stephen Burpee, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411609831841
- Willard Carnahan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411285686311
- Patrick Chiasson, MDTucson, AZ 857411861458754
- Matthew Mayuiers, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411033452644
- Stuart Melcer, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411225080377
- Lilah Morris-Wiseman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411073768057
- Jenelle Olson, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411851345540
Common questions
What is Howard M. Comstock, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard M. Comstock, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942254230, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard M. Comstock, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6130 N LA Cholla Blvd Ste 210, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 797-6881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard M. Comstock, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 34193, 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 Howard M. Comstock, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard M. Comstock, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard M. Comstock, M.D.'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.