Vimbai Nyemba, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Tucson, AZ
Vimbai Nyemba, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1902151251, issued on Jul 23, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 54037, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vimbai Nyemba
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 54037 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 W Saint Marys RD, Tucson, AZ 85745
- Phone
- (520) 792-9890
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 309-2560
- Medicaid ID
- 268178 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170724001859); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vimbai Nyemba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 54037Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
767 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin73 claims
- Fluconazole68 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl65 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate48 claims
- Daptomycin39 claims
- Ertapenem30 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: $192.67
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Infectious Disease OF Arizona PLLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vimbai Nyemba among 176 infectious disease physician records in Arizona
Vimbai Nyemba, M.D. is one of 176 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 122 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 176 infectious disease physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Logan Paolo Felix, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857481194038505
- Richard Mandel, MDTucson, AZ 857411841398211
- Rodney Adam, MDTucson, AZ 857241548249485
- Matthew Adams, D.O.Tucson, AZ 857241578941720
- Abaseen Afghan, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241952784787
- Lori Fantry, MD, MPHTucson, AZ 857241821046277
- John Galgiani, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241154341055
- Justin HayesTucson, AZ 857241710321641
Common questions
What is Vimbai Nyemba, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vimbai Nyemba, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902151251, issued on Jul 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vimbai Nyemba, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 W Saint Marys RD, Tucson, AZ, 85745. Phone: (520) 792-9890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vimbai Nyemba, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 54037, 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 Vimbai Nyemba, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vimbai Nyemba, M.D. had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.