Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Tucson, AZ
Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1750733481, issued on Jul 6, 2016. Check the license (Arizona R79423, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License numbers
- R79423 AZ
299474 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3838 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
- Phone
- (520) 694-8888
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2023
- Fax
- (520) 874-2251
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240910001763); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license R79423Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
- Lantus Solostar22 claims
- Hydrocortisone19 claims
- Jardiance17 claims
- Ozempic15 claims
- Trulicity15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $3,299.17
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara among 175 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Arizona
Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD is one of 175 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 107 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Arizona
There are 175 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dima Abu Afifeh, MDTucson, AZ 857191144924325
- Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857191386831279
- Yijing Ding, MDTucson, AZ 857191407540958
- Eileen Montalvan Fernandez, MDTucson, AZ 857191437775400
- Sara Penquite, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191528591682
- Casey RendonTucson, AZ 857191578004792
- Carlos Rivera, MDTucson, AZ 857191215429543
- Sapna Shah, MDTucson, AZ 857191417675828
Common questions
What is Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD's NPI number?
Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750733481, issued on Jul 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3838 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719. Phone: (520) 694-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number R79423, 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 Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramiro Esteban Cardenas Lara, MD had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.