Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O.
Psychiatry Physician · Tucson, AZ
Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1215264924, issued on Nov 17, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 007877, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Zachary Emel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 007877 AZ
R2517 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6950 E Golf Links RD, Tucson, AZ 85730
- Phone
- (520) 670-3909
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (520) 309-2560
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200506000891); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6950 E Golf Links RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maya Adams, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1639474372
- Jenny Ajl, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366094609
- Ahmed Al-Tyar, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1871889972
- Cassandra Amarillas, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902342603
- Kayla Christiansen, RDRegistered Dietitian1104564764
- Erin Cowan, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1104998061
Verify Thomas Zachary Emel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 007877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
949 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er62 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl56 claims
- Aripiprazole53 claims
- Buspirone Hcl48 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl45 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate45 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
- 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 Zachary Emel among 942 psychiatry physician records in Arizona
Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O. 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215264924, issued on Nov 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6950 E Golf Links RD, Tucson, AZ, 85730. Phone: (520) 670-3909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 007877, 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 Zachary Emel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Zachary Emel, D.O. had 949 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.