Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Fort Defiance, AZ
Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and NPI 1164694220, issued on Mar 28, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 44760, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nazhone Paul Yazzie
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 44760 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
- Phone
- (928) 729-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110222000418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Corner OF Route N12 And N7
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Margaret Adams, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427455682
- Sandra Adkins, DDSDentist1710918131
- Elizabeth Agre, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1891268280
- Mohammad Akhavan Heidari, MDSurgery Physician1205041571
Verify Nazhone Paul Yazzie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 44760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.8 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: $194.66
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Cherokee NationTahlequah, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nazhone Paul Yazzie among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 surgery physician records list a practice address in Fort Defiance
They are 19 of the 590 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Defiance, and 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Fort Defiance → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Michael Jarvis, D.O.Fort Defiance, AZ 865041902845936
Common questions
What is Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164694220, issued on Mar 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ, 86504. Phone: (928) 729-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 44760, 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 Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nazhone Paul Yazzie, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.