Dr. Christopher H. Bailey, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine Physician)
4881 E Grant Rd Ste 101
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
- Medical school
- Mayo Medical School (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 700
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
- 2015Medical school: Mayo Medical School
- 2015Registered 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 Physician primary
AZ license 53001 -
Internal Medicine Physician
AZ license 53001 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
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
- 700
- Services billed
- 8,040
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,103 | 495 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 725 | 67 |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 694 | 171 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 167 | 167 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | 158 | 113 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | 140 | 104 |
| Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | 120 | 89 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | 101 | 91 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | 98 | 89 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 93 | 74 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 139 |
| Pregabalin Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 134 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 68 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 58 |
| Methocarbamol Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 33 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (oxycodone hcl/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 32 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 32 |
| Tizanidine Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 29 |
| Celecoxib Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 25 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl Other prescribers in Tucson, AZ | 17 |
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, 7 companies reported 41 payments worth $2,148 in total to this clinician.
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,367 |
|---|---|
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $328 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $286 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $113 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $21.61 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $17.78 |
| Avanos Medical | $14.20 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,459 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $564 |
| Consulting Fee | $125 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Intracept · Intracept Drill_NMOD · travel to Denver, CO · in-kind | $323 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 2, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Intracept · Intracept Drill_NMOD · travel to Denver, CO · in-kind | $128 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. Sep 1, 2025 | Consulting Fee Nalu Neurostimulation System · Pain Management | $125 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 3, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Intracept · Intracept Drill_NMOD · travel to Denver, CO · in-kind | $112 |
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.