Robert E. Lending, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Robert E. Lending, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1154389807, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert E. Lending
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12773 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6292 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 795-4291
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 547-3909
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100113000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert E. Lending in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,254 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium132 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium98 claims
- Lisinopril67 claims
- Allopurinol59 claims
- Ezetimibe50 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: $396.74
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Arizona Community Physicians PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert E. Lending among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Robert E. Lending, MD is one of 2,853 internal 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
651 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 651 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Robert E. Lending, MD's NPI number?
Robert E. Lending, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154389807, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert E. Lending, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6292 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 795-4291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert E. Lending, MD's license?
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 Robert E. Lending, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert E. Lending, MD had 2,254 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.