NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D.

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D. is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1770515751, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 48124, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770515751
Name
Joseph Frank Sucher
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
48124 AZ
K2127 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16601 N 40TH St Ste 204, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Phone
(602) 633-3721
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 953-5466
Medicaid ID
843114 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130912000650); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1995
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16601 N 40TH St Ste 204

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rima Ahmad, MBBSSurgery Physician1154760742
  2. Francis Ali-Osman, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1447430491
  3. Charles Balcome, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1376027557
  4. Varun Chakravorty, M.D.Surgery Physician1699027037
  5. Julie Dricken, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1477848703
  6. Nasrin Ghalyaie, M.DColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1174820542

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Sucher22
  2. Specialty average64

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $288.81

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Sucher$288.81
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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

  1. Acute Care Surgical Specialists LLCPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Arizona

There are 51 surgical critical care physician records in Arizona.

Other surgical critical care physician records in Arizona

  1. Hiba Abdel Aziz, MDPhoenix, AZ1104016336
  2. Francis Ali-Osman, MDPhoenix, AZ1447430491
  3. Frank Bauer, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1861747651
  4. Madison Berman, DOTucson, AZ1902426588
  5. James Bogert, MDPhoenix, AZ1982868519
  6. Colin Bohannan, MDMesa, AZ1760846570
  7. Athanasios Bramos, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1144541426
  8. Sarah Carter, M.D.Flagstaff, AZ1487889796
  9. Timothy Cho, DOTucson, AZ1013592104
  10. Nathan Cockerill, MDPhoenix, AZ1427548767

Common questions

What is Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770515751, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16601 N 40TH St Ste 204, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (602) 633-3721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 48124, 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 Frank Sucher, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Frank Sucher, M.D. had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.

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