SUSAN COURTNEY, MD
Occupational Medicine Physician in TUCSON, Arizona. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: SUSAN COURTNEY, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 55.4291 out of 100, below the 83.1 national average, and filed 4,001 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD at a glance
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Occupational Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Occupational Medicine Physician share within Arizona
Occupational Medicine Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Arizona
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Medicare quality performance — MIPS
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Occupational Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 55.4291/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Occupational Medicine Physician) — 55.4291/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Occupational Medicine Physician US NPIs
55.4291/100 MIPS final score — 27.7 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Occupational Medicine Physician. Quality dim: 93.3333. Cost dim: 60.3191.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD is a Occupational Medicine Physician provider practicing in TUCSON, Arizona, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1700840352. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Occupational Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1671 W INA RD STE 101, TUCSON, AZ, 85704, with a listed phone of (520) 797-5555. NPI 1700840352 was issued on 04/12/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what COURTNEY most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,001 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 357 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $126K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 55.4291/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 93.3333, Cost 60.3191), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Occupational Medicine Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,230 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 605 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1700840352 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Occupational Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/12/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SUSAN COURTNEY, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$363
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 8,013
- Total Day Supply
- 236,170
- Generic Drug Cost
- $62K
- Opioid Claims
- 70 (1.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 56
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.14
- Gender Split
- 70% female / 30% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 21, 65-74: 201, 75-84: 104, 85+: 31
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Famotidine | 307 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 281 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 253 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 204 |
| Lisinopril | 173 |
| Gabapentin | 171 |
| Losartan Potassium | 170 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 131 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 112 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 109 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Occupational Medicine Physician Overview
How SUSAN COURTNEY, MD fits within the Occupational Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
SUSAN COURTNEY, MD's 4,001 claims are above the specialty average of 605.
Nearby Occupational Medicine Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as COURTNEY.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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