NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Tucson, AZ

Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1972030492, issued on May 15, 2017. Check the license (Arizona 67732, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972030492
Name
Pooja Kanhya Lal
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
67732 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 S Houghton RD Ste 160, Tucson, AZ 85748
Phone
(520) 258-0571
Enumerated
May 15, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2026
Fax
(520) 258-0572
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230823001855); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2300 S Houghton RD Ste 160

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

  1. Marcus Adair, M.D.Surgery Physician1780027979
  2. Kelly LaraSurgery Physician1083008940
  3. Vrajesh Parmar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1023635711
  4. Colin Price, MDSurgery Physician1891101317

Verify Pooja Kanhya Lal 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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

790 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Pooja Lal790
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf181 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium174 claims
  3. Omeprazole105 claims
  4. Dicyclomine Hcl51 claims
  5. Gavilyte-G42 claims
  6. Linzess39 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score78.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $287.48

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pooja Lal$287.48
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

  1. Northwest Allied Physicians LLCTucson, AZ

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

Pooja Kanhya Lal among 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona

Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD is one of 403 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vijit ChouhanTucson, AZ 857481902260029
  2. Marco Sprintis, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857491639401078
  3. Geoffrey Block, MDTucson, AZ 857501942208608
  4. Gerald Fleischner, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857501609100783
  5. Kristen Barrett, MDTucson, AZ 857451538455704
  6. Rehan Iftikhar, MDTucson, AZ 857451861400749
  7. Rizwan Safdar, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857451982651857
  8. Larissa Allen, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411659536480

Common questions

What is Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD's NPI number?

Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972030492, issued on May 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 S Houghton RD Ste 160, Tucson, AZ, 85748. Phone: (520) 258-0571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 67732, 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 Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD had 790 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Pooja Kanhya Lal, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100. 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.

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