NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Arizona

117 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Arizona, 1.6 per 100,000 residents, the 47th highest rate of 51. Tucson and Phoenix have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Arizona license search. Page 3 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Tucson has the most, 31

  1. Tucson31
  2. Phoenix29
  3. Scottsdale21
  4. Gilbert6
  5. Glendale5

Rheumatology Physician records in Arizona

  1. Gary Silverman, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852511154476539
  2. Trent Smith, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181336110576
  3. Nehad Soloman, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850371356302962
  4. John Starr, MDParadise Valley, AZ 852531982695789
  5. Dominick Sudano, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241275774937
  6. Megan Sullivan, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591841726759
  7. Lisa Sumner, MDPhoenix, AZ 850161962512012
  8. Areena Swarup, MDMesa, AZ 852101508857301
  9. Carlos Tafich, MDTucson, AZ 857131508299553
  10. Ruta Tesfamicael, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041770915282
  11. John Tesser, MDPhoenix, AZ 850371427049220
  12. Ulker Tok, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857041073580924
  13. Michael Tutt, M.DFort Defiance, AZ 865041114003183
  14. Berchman Vaz, MDTucson, AZ 857111265468219
  15. Ernest Vina, MDTucson, AZ 857241588820484
  16. Bridget Walsh, DOTucson, AZ 857041326139585
  17. Kristen Young, D.O.Phoenix, AZ 850061881089274

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arizona ranks 47 of 51 per resident

  1. Hawaii1.7
  2. Mississippi1.7
  3. Idaho1.6
  4. Arizona1.6
  5. North Dakota1.4
  6. Nevada1.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

86.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Arizona86.3%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Arizona, measured

  • In a Medicare file101 of 117 · 86.3% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file83 · 70.9% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more47 · 40.2% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2001 · the 83 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

117 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arizona: 1.6 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Tucson has 31 of them (26%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Indiana127
  2. South Carolina128
  3. Oregon101
  4. Alabama97

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Idaho1.6
  2. Mississippi1.7
  3. Hawaii1.7
  4. Oklahoma1.7

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.