Monty C. Morales, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ
Monty C. Morales, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1043298656, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 21549, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monty C. Morales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 21549 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2404 E River RD, Tucson, AZ 85718
- Phone
- (520) 696-4780
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 293-7024
- Medicaid ID
- 136681 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070813000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2404 E River RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patricia Bolhack, PHYSICAL THERAPISTPhysical Therapist1114295714
- Raj Bose, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1093787749
- Claudia Elias, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003782509
- Jose Fernandez, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1003894726
- Charles Katzenberg, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1710965405
- James Myer, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1679551295
Verify Monty C. Morales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 21549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
12,347 Medicare Part D claims for 1,786 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis1,198 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate733 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate725 claims
- Carvedilol704 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate660 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium593 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): 79.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,954.37
88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Pima Heart Physicians PCGreen Valley, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Monty C. Morales, MD's NPI number?
Monty C. Morales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043298656, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monty C. Morales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2404 E River RD, Tucson, AZ, 85718. Phone: (520) 696-4780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monty C. Morales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 21549, 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 Monty C. Morales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monty C. Morales, MD had 12,347 Medicare Part D claims for 1,786 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Monty C. Morales, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.