Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Joseph A Christiano, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1609856475

Joseph A Christiano, MD practises Neurosurgery in Tucson, Arizona. Qualified in 1995, 31 years ago. Practices with Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLC, a 199-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
31
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

6567 E Carondelet Dr Ste 305
Tucson, AZ 85710-2156 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (520) 881-8400
Fax: (520) 881-6563
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Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 31299 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1609856475
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJanuary 18, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOctober 7, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1995 (31 years in practice)
Group practice Tucson Physician Group Holdings Llc — 199 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Spinal fusion 62 times · 61st percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 24 times · 54th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients120
Services billed 343 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $420 20 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 199 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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