Kaoru Ruth Goshima
Vascular Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Kaoru Ruth Goshima is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1972554558, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 33173, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kaoru Ruth Goshima
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 33173 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 694-6144
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 694-4008
- Medicaid ID
- 115163 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060929000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1501 N Campbell Ave
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Verify Kaoru Ruth Goshima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 33173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel14 claims
- Eliquis12 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: $1,058.60
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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).
Kaoru Ruth Goshima among 111 vascular surgery physician records in Arizona
Kaoru Ruth Goshima is one of 111 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 111 vascular surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 111 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caronae Howell, MDTucson, AZ 857241568025617
- John Hughes, MDTucson, AZ 857241821063140
- Chase Nelson, MDTucson, AZ 857241023805934
- Daniel Nguyen, MDTucson, AZ 857241245087246
- Douglas Stockton, MDTucson, AZ 857241740802982
- Tze-Woei Tan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241750500591
- Craig Weinkauf, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857241568725539
- Wei Zhou, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241790715167
Common questions
What is Kaoru Ruth Goshima's NPI number?
Kaoru Ruth Goshima's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972554558, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kaoru Ruth Goshima located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 694-6144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kaoru Ruth Goshima's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 33173, 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 Kaoru Ruth Goshima prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kaoru Ruth Goshima had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kaoru Ruth Goshima'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.