NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Kunelis, DO

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Mesa, AZ

Thomas Kunelis, DO is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1558314625, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 2896, 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
1558314625
Name
Thomas Kunelis
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
2896 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5151 E Broadway RD Ste 107, Mesa, AZ 85206
Phone
(480) 290-7000
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2025
Fax
(480) 325-3461
Medicaid ID
319758 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100521000178); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 1991
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 5151 E Broadway RD Ste 107

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

  1. Amber Hauskins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053059923
  2. Teresa Heatly, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1366466039
  3. Jeremy Luczak, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699516013
  4. Judith Newell, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1134140064
  5. Nicholas Poponea, DOCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1538579776
  6. Maria Stockman, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1861583239

Verify Thomas Kunelis 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

5,458 Medicare Part D claims for 836 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.

  1. Thomas Kunelis5,458
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa882 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta613 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium432 claims
  4. Breztri Aerosphere358 claims
  5. Prednisone348 claims
  6. Stiolto Respimat290 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: $1,024.08

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Kunelis$1,024.08
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Pulmonary Associates PAMesa, AZ

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

Thomas Kunelis among 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona

Thomas Kunelis, DO is one of 285 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% 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 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1998 among the 202 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Arizona

There are 285 pulmonary disease physician records in Arizona.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Heatly, MDMesa, AZ 852061366466039
  2. Jaime Ibarrola, MDMesa, AZ 852061780671198
  3. Jesus Mireles-Escareno, MDMesa, AZ 852061578789913
  4. George Parides, DOMesa, AZ 852061851379879
  5. Parita SoniMesa, AZ 852061700260106
  6. Maria Stockman, MDMesa, AZ 852061861583239
  7. Piotr Stola, MDMesa, AZ 852061942248604
  8. G Sulit, MDMesa, AZ 852061588657910

Common questions

What is Thomas Kunelis, DO's NPI number?

Thomas Kunelis, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558314625, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Kunelis, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5151 E Broadway RD Ste 107, Mesa, AZ, 85206. Phone: (480) 290-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Kunelis, DO's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 2896, 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 Kunelis, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Kunelis, DO had 5,458 Medicare Part D claims for 836 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.