Joseph Alpert, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ
Joseph Alpert, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1265404446, issued on Feb 2, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21092, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Alpert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 21092 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Phone
- (520) 694-2873
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Fax
- (520) 694-1007
- Medicaid ID
- 125543 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1969
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Hossein Ardehali, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1184750945
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- Frank Brosius, MDNephrology Physician1336221217
- Alexa Carbone-Lang, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1538839899
- Tara Carr, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1669634853
Verify Joseph Alpert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 21092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
867 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium66 claims
- Eliquis64 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate61 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 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): 97.6 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: $126.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Alpert among 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona
Joseph Alpert, MD is one of 488 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 1998 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Hossein Ardehali, MDTucson, AZ 857191184750945
- Ikeotunye Chinyere, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857191659060101
- Mark Feldman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191356334957
- Christy Lougheed, MDTucson, AZ 857191336767714
- Heidi Messiha, MDTucson, AZ 857191023637956
- Muhammad Pervez, MDTucson, AZ 857191225481443
- Nanda Pullela, MDTucson, AZ 857191952785628
Common questions
What is Joseph Alpert, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Alpert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265404446, issued on Feb 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Alpert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 N Campbell Ave Bldg 2, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 694-2873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Alpert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 21092, 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 Joseph Alpert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Alpert, MD had 867 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Alpert, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.