Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Yuma, AZ
Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1568432193, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21583, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Anthony Cardenas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 21583 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1975 W 24TH St, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 341-9522
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 341-8492
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1975 W 24TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Suezanne Martin, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1396237210
- Kristin Ozuna, RN, MSN, ACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1770881724
- German Rossell, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790935005
Verify Joseph Anthony Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 21583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel316 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Carvedilol115 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate72 claims
- Isosorbide Dinitrate60 claims
- Nitroglycerin59 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,013.27
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cordis US Corp. 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
- Yuma Cardiology Associates PCYuma, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Anthony Cardenas among 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona
Joseph Anthony Cardenas, 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
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 488 in Arizona → Every provider in Yuma → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Preeti Chandra, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641164619912
- Tony Chee, MDYuma, AZ 853641962507632
- Claudia Dima, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641407940307
- Noel Gutierrez, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641366475394
- Husnu Kaynak, MDYuma, AZ 853641164709929
- Mohammad Khan, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641104841147
- Khidir Osman, M.D.Yuma, AZ 853641386742864
- German Rossell, MDYuma, AZ 853641790935005
Common questions
What is Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568432193, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1975 W 24TH St, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 341-9522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 21583, 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 Anthony Cardenas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD had 1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Anthony Cardenas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.