NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tharesh Udupa, DPM

Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Sun City, AZ

Tharesh Udupa, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Sun City, Arizona, and NPI 1275537607, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (Arizona POD-000599, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275537607
Name
Tharesh Udupa
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
License number
POD-000599 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10484 W Thunderbird Blvd Ste 100, Sun City, AZ 85351
Phone
(866) 974-2673
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2025
Fax
(866) 939-2673
Medicaid ID
842171 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040427001400); 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 10484 W Thunderbird Blvd Ste 100

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

  1. Jaharris Collier, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1679928436
  2. Kristine Gradisher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942825492
  3. Elizabeth Henquinet, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376299362
  4. Marshall Hughes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457866147
  5. Jason Koczman, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376648782
  6. Drew Lichtblau, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578148391

Verify Tharesh Udupa 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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tharesh Udupa117
  2. Specialty average358

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone42 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,134.17

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 731 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,811.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tharesh Udupa$4,134.17
  2. Specialty average$1,811.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLCPhoenix, AZ
  2. Innovative Wound Solutions LLCScottsdale, AZ

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

Tharesh Udupa among 18 foot surgery podiatrist records in Arizona

Tharesh Udupa, DPM is one of 18 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 50% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0131X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in Arizona

There are 18 foot surgery podiatrist records in Arizona.

The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terry Ranta, D.P.M.Sun City West, AZ 853751831224260
  2. Hewitt Reese, DPMPeoria, AZ 853811649250499
  3. Tanya Thoms, DPMPeoria, AZ 853821003932328
  4. David Jenkins, DPMGlendale, AZ 853081427276476
  5. Nitin Nanda, DPMGlendale, AZ 853081588489249
  6. Jeffrey Page, DPMGlendale, AZ 853081164524138
  7. Daniel Schulman, DPMGoodyear, AZ 853951144317314
  8. Leobardo Carranza, DPMGlendale, AZ 853061790156768

Common questions

What is Tharesh Udupa, DPM's NPI number?

Tharesh Udupa, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275537607, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tharesh Udupa, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10484 W Thunderbird Blvd Ste 100, Sun City, AZ, 85351. Phone: (866) 974-2673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tharesh Udupa, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number POD-000599, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tharesh Udupa, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tharesh Udupa, DPM had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tharesh Udupa, DPM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100. 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.