Dr. Efrain I. Cubillo IV, MD
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician)
4582 N 1st Ave Ste 170
Tucson, AZ 85718
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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
- Medical school
- University of Arizona College of Medicine (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 670
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
- 2011Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2011Registered 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
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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician primary
AZ license 46229
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Medical groups
- Pain Institute of Southern Arizona Pisa PC (23 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
- 670
- Services billed
- 8,701
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 2,533 | 22 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,458 | 601 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 865 | 168 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 320 | 29 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 294 | 154 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 243 | 132 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 217 | 117 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 128 | 100 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 98 | 98 |
| Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | 91 | 60 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 90 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 85 |
| Tizanidine Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 84 |
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 76 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 76 |
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 70 |
| Celecoxib Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 69 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 59 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 40 |
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 27 |
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, 8 companies reported 73 payments worth $4,001 in total to this clinician.
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $2,326 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $511 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $486 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $247 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $231 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $154 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $28.84 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | $17.03 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,720 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,281 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Feb 28, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Evoke · Spinal Cord Stimulator · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $1,208 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Jan 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Evoke · Spinal Cord Stimulator · travel to Orlando, FL · in-kind | $38.80 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Mar 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Evoke · Spinal Cord Stimulator · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $33.52 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $78,757 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Clinical Study of a Micro-Implantable Pulse Generator for the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain (COMFORT 2)
Nalu Medical, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT05870124
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.