NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tolga Turker, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ

Tolga Turker, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1417104977, issued on Aug 26, 2008. Check the license (Arizona TL106, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417104977
Name
Tolga Turker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
TL106 AZ
50195 AZ
11014605A IN
FT430 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
265 W Ina RD, Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone
(520) 694-8000
Enumerated
Aug 26, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(520) 694-8005
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111222000206); 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 265 W Ina RD

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

  1. Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1063028454
  2. Udit Bhatt, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881396505
  3. Randall Brown, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1881681393
  4. Sherif Dabash, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1750820734
  5. James Darragh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316042500
  6. Robert Dzioba, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1821061623

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  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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Tolga Turker45
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam22 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): 97.6 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 score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  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: $150.74

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tolga Turker$150.74
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

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

Tolga Turker among 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona

Tolga Turker, MD is one of 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maryclare McCarthy, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857101124076096
  2. Lacey Rao, MDTucson, AZ 857101336342120
  3. Shoaib Sheikh, MDTucson, AZ 857111316149131
  4. Joseph Sheppard, MDTucson, AZ 857111114098472
  5. Timothy Beer, MDTucson, AZ 857121992709240
  6. Andrew Braunstein, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121710151048
  7. Thomas Butler, MDTucson, AZ 857121205838398
  8. Joel Goode, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121033110762

Common questions

What is Tolga Turker, MD's NPI number?

Tolga Turker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417104977, issued on Aug 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tolga Turker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 265 W Ina RD, Tucson, AZ, 85704. Phone: (520) 694-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tolga Turker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number TL106, 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 Tolga Turker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tolga Turker, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tolga Turker, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.