Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bullhead City, AZ
Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bullhead City, Arizona, and NPI 1255397709, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 14543, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo C. Alfafara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 14543 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1648 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ 86442
- Phone
- (928) 758-4114
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 758-4650
- Medicaid ID
- 235087 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101029001324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1648 Highway 95
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mohamed Ahmed, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1598776270
- Rachel Blasingame, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326791005
- Scott Ewing, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1447787882
- Sook OwenAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1023348885
- Channa Prasad, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1477519445
Verify Ricardo C. Alfafara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 14543Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,755 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium498 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate445 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate437 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium370 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium318 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate281 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.7 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: $621.78
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Southwest Cardiovascular Associates Ahmed Alfafara And Prasad LtdBullhead City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Bullhead City
They are 5 of the 403 NPPES records with a practice address in Bullhead City, and 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona.
All 5 in Bullhead City → All 488 in Arizona → Every provider in Bullhead City →
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona
- Mahmoud Abdelnabi, MDScottsdale, AZ1548934714
- Kanaan Abow Alkhier, MD, RPVI, RCS, RVSLake Havasu City, AZ1235842808
- Anas Abudan, MDYuma, AZ1265937809
- Tushar Acharya, M.D.Tucson, AZ1922313774
- Afroze Ahmad, MDMesa, AZ1164484440
- Mohamed Ahmed, M.D.Bullhead City, AZ1598776270
- M. Jamil Akhtar, M.D.Tempe, AZ1013981067
- Zaher Akkad, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1952308454
- Muhanad Al-Zubaidi, MDChandler, AZ1952627622
- Khaled Albasha, M.D.Gilbert, AZ1932147477
Common questions
What is Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255397709, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1648 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ, 86442. Phone: (928) 758-4114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 14543, 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 Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D. had 4,755 Medicare Part D claims for 643 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ricardo C. Alfafara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.