NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Gilbert, AZ

Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Gilbert, Arizona, and NPI 1487983920, issued on Dec 11, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 4514, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487983920
Name
Tamera A. Townsend-Cook
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
4514 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3505 S Mercy RD, Gilbert, AZ 85297
Phone
(480) 786-9100
Enumerated
Dec 11, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 861-2780
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000818); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3505 S Mercy RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Khaled Albasha, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1932147477
  2. Lindsey EstesPhysician Assistant1669136719
  3. Zaki Lababidi, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1225039183
  4. Claire McDaniel, PA-CInterventional Cardiology Physician1700467958

Verify Tamera A. Townsend-Cook in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

477 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Tamera Townsend-Cook477
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate90 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass67 claims
  3. Cephalexin49 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro39 claims
  5. Prednisone33 claims
  6. Amoxicillin26 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Nextcare Arizona I JV LLCYuma, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tamera A. Townsend-Cook among 996 medical physician assistant records in Arizona

Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA is one of 996 medical physician assistant 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 2009, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 541 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Gilbert

They are 57 of the 5,802 NPPES records with a practice address in Gilbert, and 996 medical physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Adamo, PA-CGilbert, AZ 852971952652604
  2. Elise Ballou, PA-CGilbert, AZ 852971720485147
  3. Clara GoodmanGilbert, AZ 852971003589383
  4. Cheryl Luchsinger, PA-CGilbert, AZ 852971679511398
  5. Lisa McDaniel, PACGilbert, AZ 852971720150709
  6. Mariel McDonald, PA-CGilbert, AZ 852971326440629
  7. Philemon Merrill, PA-CGilbert, AZ 852971639144702
  8. Janice Morasch, PAGilbert, AZ 852971124278254

Common questions

What is Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA's NPI number?

Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487983920, issued on Dec 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3505 S Mercy RD, Gilbert, AZ, 85297. Phone: (480) 786-9100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 4514, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamera A. Townsend-Cook, PA had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.