NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ

Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1346286275, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 31895, 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
1346286275
Name
Laura Lisa Valdivia
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
31895 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5230 E Farness Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone
(520) 318-9681
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 325-6774
Medicaid ID
953845 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040129001156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 2000
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 5230 E Farness Dr

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

  1. Angela Curry, FNPNurse Practitioner1699161406
  2. Clifford Martin, MDInfectious Disease Physician1760429864
  3. Marcelo Nasif, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1912936907
  4. Steven Oscherwitz, MDInfectious Disease Physician1336113539
  5. Eric Whitacre, MDSurgery Physician1235239146

Verify Laura Lisa Valdivia 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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

130 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Laura Valdivia130
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Daptomycin28 claims
  2. Vancomycin Hcl18 claims
  3. Ceftriaxone17 claims
  4. Ertapenem14 claims
  5. Cefepime Hcl11 claims
  6. Oxacillin Sodium11 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): 83.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Arizona Community Surgeons, PCTucson, AZ
  2. Tmc Medical NetworkTucson, AZ

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

Laura Lisa Valdivia among 176 infectious disease physician records in Arizona

Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D. is one of 176 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 122 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 207RI0200X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Arizona

There are 176 infectious disease physician records in Arizona.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrea Giblin, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857121932377801
  2. Robert Hyland, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121104855832
  3. Clifford Martin, MDTucson, AZ 857121760429864
  4. Marcelo Nasif, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121912936907
  5. Steven Oscherwitz, MDTucson, AZ 857121336113539
  6. Sudha Nagalingam, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131811126303
  7. Carlos Perez-Velez, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131104972728
  8. Angelita Poston Seitz, FNP-CTucson, AZ 857131063984029

Common questions

What is Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346286275, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5230 E Farness Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 318-9681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 31895, 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 Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D. had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Lisa Valdivia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 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.