NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nancy E. Brass, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Tucson, AZ

Nancy E. Brass, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1417944927, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 20466, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417944927
Name
Nancy E. Brass
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
20466 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
839 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85745
Phone
(520) 670-3909
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2025
Fax
(520) 309-2560
Medicaid ID
188236 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040617000949); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1990
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 839 W Congress St

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

  1. Denise Ahearn, MDPediatrics Physician1194719047
  2. Melinda Arias, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720688369
  3. Andrew Arthur, MDPediatrics Physician1962484048
  4. Vienna Aslanian, LCSWClinical Social Worker1437743523
  5. James Austin, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1205398682
  6. Michelle Baas, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1164155487

Verify Nancy E. Brass 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nancy Brass29
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.Tucson, AZ

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

Nancy E. Brass among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Nancy E. Brass, MD is one of 775 hospitalist 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maham Anser, MDTucson, AZ 857451437711231
  2. Pooneh Sam, MDTucson, AZ 857451952574303
  3. Steve MurphyTucson, AZ 857481730754151
  4. Stephanie O'Brien, DOTucson, AZ 857411346944105
  5. Shannan Patterson, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411730507740
  6. Sabrina Shih, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411376760975
  7. Asia Zierle-Ghosh, DOTucson, AZ 857411205288578
  8. Praveen Devardhan, M.D.Oro Valley, AZ 857551932365954

Common questions

What is Nancy E. Brass, MD's NPI number?

Nancy E. Brass, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417944927, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nancy E. Brass, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 839 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ, 85745. Phone: (520) 670-3909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nancy E. Brass, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 20466, 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 Nancy E. Brass, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nancy E. Brass, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

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