Kristina Paley, M.D.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Cottonwood, AZ
Kristina Paley, M.D. is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Cottonwood, Arizona, and NPI 1174729966, issued on Jun 27, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 48678, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Paley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License numbers
- 48678 AZ
MD433585 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 297 S Willard St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
- Phone
- (928) 639-9596
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 639-0189
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140625002690); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 297 S Willard St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yamile Daher, LPCMental Health Counselor1649679267
- Bradley Taylor, M.D.Dermatology Physician1023338241
Verify Kristina Paley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 48678Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
516 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide89 claims
- Mupirocin78 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate64 claims
- Ketoconazole37 claims
- Fluorouracil31 claims
- Cephalexin30 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): 81 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: $295.25
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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
- Northern Arizona Dermatology Center PCCottonwood, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina Paley among 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Arizona
Kristina Paley, M.D. is one of 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ND0101X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 39 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 39 in Arizona → Every provider in Cottonwood → MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tejaswi Mudigonda, M.D.Lake Havasu City, AZ 864031891143277
- Carin Cain, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011972517530
- Edward Kauffman, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011790799450
- Michael Huether, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411386647865
- John Chen, M.D., FAADTucson, AZ 857181942209887
- Tracey Newlove, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101033386669
- Anir Dhir, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041912900200
- Christopher Weyer, D.O.Sierra Vista, AZ 856351851515381
Common questions
What is Kristina Paley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristina Paley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174729966, issued on Jun 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Paley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 297 S Willard St, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326. Phone: (928) 639-9596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Paley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 48678, 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 Kristina Paley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Paley, M.D. had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristina Paley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.