Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1770915282, issued on Aug 7, 2013. Check the license (Arizona 56383, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 56383 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7520 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ 85704
- Phone
- (520) 408-1133
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2025
- Fax
- (520) 408-2233
- Medicaid ID
- 940123 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181013000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7520 N Oracle RD
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Verify Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 56383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,588 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone254 claims
- Methotrexate247 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate242 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen72 claims
- Folic Acid65 claims
- Leflunomide58 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.59
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Catalina Pointe Arthritis And Rheumatology Specialists, PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael among 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona
Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D. is one of 117 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 83 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 117 rheumatology physician records in Arizona.
All 117 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
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- Michael Maricic, MDTucson, AZ 857041720179971
- Sabina Mian, MDTucson, AZ 857041063631513
- Deborah Power, DOTucson, AZ 857041497846653
- Ulker Tok, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041073580924
- Bridget Walsh, DOTucson, AZ 857041326139585
Common questions
What is Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770915282, issued on Aug 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7520 N Oracle RD, Tucson, AZ, 85704. Phone: (520) 408-1133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 56383, 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 Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D. had 1,588 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruta Niguse Tesfamicael, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.