Timothy K. Putty, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Timothy K. Putty, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1679568869, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 20640, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy K. Putty
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 20640 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5860 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85741
- Phone
- (520) 742-7890
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2023
- Fax
- (520) 742-7894
- Medicaid ID
- 100983 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101118001129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 198 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5860 N LA Cholla Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Chua, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1356334528
- Kasey Cross, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1356734800
- Kai Denski, D.O.Neurology Physician1104138841
- Alicia JarrellAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1639634884
- Thomas Scully, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1659366300
Verify Timothy K. Putty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 20640Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
466 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl89 claims
- Gabapentin79 claims
- Methylprednisolone52 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl39 claims
- Celecoxib28 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 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: $592.31
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Choice Spine, LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Tmc Medical NetworkTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy K. Putty among 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona
Timothy K. Putty, MD is one of 198 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 198 neurological surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 198 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Chua, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411356334528
- Travis DumontTucson, AZ 857411649491242
- Matthew Putty, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857411720460025
- Thomas Scully, MDTucson, AZ 857411659366300
- Rein Anton, MDTucson, AZ 857561275505992
- Ibrahim Alhalal, MBBSTucson, AZ 857241093541815
- Anthony Avellino, MD, MBATucson, AZ 857241730279621
- Kareem El Naamani, MDTucson, AZ 857241548013634
Common questions
What is Timothy K. Putty, MD's NPI number?
Timothy K. Putty, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679568869, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy K. Putty, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5860 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85741. Phone: (520) 742-7890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy K. Putty, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 20640, 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 Timothy K. Putty, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy K. Putty, MD had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.