Paul D. Kartchner, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Paul D. Kartchner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1578655973, issued on Sep 30, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 47138, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul D. Kartchner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 47138 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1670 N Kolb RD Ste 146, Tucson, AZ 85715
- Phone
- (520) 777-1973
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141104002599); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1670 N Kolb RD Ste 146
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul D. Kartchner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 47138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
805 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Losartan Potassium45 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nextcare Arizona I JV LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul D. Kartchner among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona
Paul D. Kartchner, MD is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
554 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 554 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Paul D. Kartchner, MD's NPI number?
Paul D. Kartchner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578655973, issued on Sep 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul D. Kartchner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1670 N Kolb RD Ste 146, Tucson, AZ, 85715. Phone: (520) 777-1973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul D. Kartchner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 47138, 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 Paul D. Kartchner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul D. Kartchner, MD had 805 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.
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.