Juan F. Prieto, PA-C, ATC
Physician Assistants (Physician Assistant)
5301 E Grant Rd, Orthopaedic Bldg, 1st Floor
Tucson, AZ 85712
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Pima County includes primary care (34% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (14% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 436
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
- 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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
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Physician Assistant primary
AZ license 6278 -
Athletic Trainer
AZ license 1353 -
Surgical Physician Assistant
AZ license 6278
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Northwest Medical Center Tucson, AZ
Medical groups
- Tucson Orthopaedic Institute Professional Corporation (111 clinicians)
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
- 436
- Services billed
- 3,819
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| X-ray of knee, 3 views | 378 | 264 |
| X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | 143 | 116 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 142 | 136 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 98 | 93 |
| Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes | 81 | 78 |
| Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | 55 | 53 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 51 | 50 |
| Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | 51 | 50 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 51 | 33 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 43 | 43 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Dexamethasone Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 328 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 318 |
| Cefadroxil Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 299 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 247 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 82 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 38 |
| Clindamycin Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 37 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 21 |
| Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 17 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.