NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Tucson, AZ

Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1801972245, issued on Oct 28, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 25916, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1801972245
Name
Thomas Scott Bartuska
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
25916 AZ
036086292 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1230 S Cherrybell Stra, Tucson, AZ 85713
Phone
(520) 670-3909
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 10, 2022
Fax
(520) 309-2560
Medicaid ID
087411 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210317002870); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1990
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 1230 S Cherrybell Stra

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

  1. Rachel Abel, LCSW, MSClinical Social Worker1205167442
  2. Robin Acereto, LPCProfessional Counselor1609373026
  3. Nelda Akinbile, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1023112745
  4. Jessica Barnes, LCSWClinical Social Worker1548836992
  5. Jennifer Barrabee, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154691350
  6. Joy BaynesFamily Nurse Practitioner1447783493

Verify Thomas Scott Bartuska in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,687 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Thomas Bartuska2,687
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl234 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl214 claims
  3. Mirtazapine200 claims
  4. Lamotrigine170 claims
  5. Buspirone Hcl139 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl130 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: $125.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Bartuska$125.00
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. EL Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.Tucson, AZ

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

Thomas Scott Bartuska among 942 psychiatry physician records in Arizona

Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD is one of 942 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 67% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2007 among the 382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

266 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 266 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 942 psychiatry physician records in Arizona.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nelda Akinbile, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131023112745
  2. Martha Burkholder, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131740260173
  3. Wenhui Cai, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857131679657910
  4. Daniel Fredman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131700984127
  5. Virgil Hancock, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857131265510481
  6. Andrzej Honory, MDTucson, AZ 857131033105002
  7. Peter Kowalski, MDTucson, AZ 857131639107444
  8. Sharon Meglathery, MDTucson, AZ 857131629006523

Common questions

What is Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD's NPI number?

Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801972245, issued on Oct 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1230 S Cherrybell Stra, Tucson, AZ, 85713. Phone: (520) 670-3909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 25916, 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 Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Scott Bartuska, MD had 2,687 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.