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Dr. Michael Pham, MD

Rheumatology (Rheumatology Physician)

13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259

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Maricopa County includes primary care (13% of residents) and dental (0% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
13
In the NPI registry since
2013
Medicare patients seen, 2024
413

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2013Medical school: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology Physician primary
    AZ license 49549 · MN license 60555
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    AZ license R73749

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
413
Services billed
2,538
Patients’ average age
72
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg25246
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes9070
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes7878
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes7459
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance4235
Limited ultrasound scan of joint or other extremity structure except blood vessels4234
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes3535
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg2922
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint using ultrasound guidance2421
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance1713

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $205 in total to this clinician.

By type
Food and Beverage$205

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

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Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 2 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $11,870 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

  • A Phase II, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, efficacy and safety study of at least 48 weeks of oral BI 685509 treatment in adults with progressive systemic sclerosis
    Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • SGC activator in SSc patients
    Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 3, 2020), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1023453479. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.