NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen B. Lesser, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ

Karen B. Lesser, MD is a maternal & fetal medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1922105485, issued on Sep 19, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21758, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922105485
Name
Karen B. Lesser
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician 207VM0101X
License number
21758 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone
(520) 694-6010
Enumerated
Sep 19, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2024
Fax
(520) 694-2892
Medicaid ID
152364 AZ
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 N Campbell Ave

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

  1. Alexa Aaronson, MDPediatrics Physician1427793652
  2. Mohammed Abbas, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1003437872
  3. Josephine Acuna, M.DEmergency Medicine Physician1710325287
  4. Rodney Adam, MDInfectious Disease Physician1548249485
  5. Matthew Adams, D.O.Infectious Disease Physician1578941720
  6. Elana Addis, M.DObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730150582

Verify Karen B. Lesser in five checks

  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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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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $243.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 784 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,252.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Lesser$243.94
  2. Specialty average$1,252.61

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karen B. Lesser among 66 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Arizona

Karen B. Lesser, MD is one of 66 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 80% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VM0101X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers in Arizona

There are 66 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kami Dixon, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241144484072
  2. Jessica Warffuel, MDTucson, AZ 857241215513254
  3. Ruth Wei, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241588953178
  4. Laura Mroue, MDTucson, AZ 857191871090811
  5. Francene Gallousis, MDTucson, AZ 857151578558003
  6. Mary Connelly, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121114972783
  7. Christine Farinelli, MDTucson, AZ 857121477714863
  8. Erica Heitmann, MDTucson, AZ 857121497965081

Common questions

What is Karen B. Lesser, MD's NPI number?

Karen B. Lesser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922105485, issued on Sep 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen B. Lesser, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 694-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen B. Lesser, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 21758, 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.

What is Karen B. Lesser, 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.