Active NPI 1740458181 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Dara Chafik , MD, PhD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Tucson, AZ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Dara Chafik, MD, PhD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Tucson, AZ. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since graduating from Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine in 2003, Dr. Chafik delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4727 E CAMP LOWELL DR.

Dr. Chafik is affiliated with Southwest Shoulder Elbow And Hand Center Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4727 E Camp Lowell Dr

Tucson, AZ 857121256

Telephone 5202904263

Fax 5202906300

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southwest Shoulder Elbow & Hand Center Pc Facility NPI 1558405571

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Tucson, AZ

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs +4.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.3 Yrs

State Avg: 26.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

80 Specialists

Practicing in Tucson, AZ (501 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

3.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

64.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chafik (23 Years) 23 Yrs

Tucson Specialty Average (18.3 Years) 18.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,192	422	$6.00	$0.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	969	646	$199.25	$87.21
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	735	516	$82.11	$33.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	580	411	$157.95	$60.88
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	456	441	$87.99	$27.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	246	246	$230.00	$107.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	171	152	$269.01	$122.66
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	136	136	$340.00	$160.26
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	43	34	$78.00	$30.89
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	25	25	$3465.00	$1384.34
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	21	18	$125.00	$50.41
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	11	11	$1620.00	$325.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	810	308	$6.00	$1.06
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	751	523	$182.29	$86.65
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	688	460	$82.00	$31.48
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	412	401	$88.00	$26.06
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	393	299	$155.97	$60.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	208	182	$252.16	$121.14
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	208	208	$219.38	$107.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	124	124	$328.27	$160.25
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	50	29	$78.00	$28.75
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	27	26	$3465.00	$1398.84
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	23	22	$127.83	$47.11
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	12	12	$1620.00	$425.67
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	11	11	$1850.00	$165.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,148	272	$6.00	$1.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	724	473	$180.00	$88.42
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	602	416	$82.00	$32.07
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	363	349	$88.00	$26.66
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	346	257	$158.02	$62.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	222	222	$215.84	$109.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	194	163	$250.00	$124.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	101	101	$325.00	$163.19
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	72	58	$78.00	$29.84
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	24	23	$3465.00	$1413.54
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	21	19	$125.00	$48.55
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	16	16	$1620.00	$161.52
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	15	$1850.00	$169.61
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	14	14	$2555.00	$1051.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,175	217	$6.00	$1.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	605	405	$155.06	$89.42
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	538	352	$82.01	$31.87
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	312	290	$87.98	$26.40
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	273	212	$163.00	$63.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	180	180	$216.00	$110.42
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	99	$220.81	$126.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	77	77	$325.00	$163.47
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	41	38	$78.00	$30.37
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	21	21	$3465.00	$1439.83
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	20	19	$125.00	$47.97
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	15	$1850.00	$172.76
29823 Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	14	14	$1620.00	$188.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$91.82	$55.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,063	211	$6.00	$1.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	608	395	$150.00	$73.73
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	505	323	$77.78	$30.88
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	247	242	$60.57	$28.95
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	241	202	$163.05	$65.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	229	229	$216.00	$105.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	44	$216.00	$107.55
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	42	36	$78.00	$29.23
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	36	35	$3465.00	$1472.72
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	14	13	$125.00	$50.18
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	14	13	$48.57	$40.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,827	252	$6.00	$1.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	807	475	$150.08	$72.68
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	644	399	$74.11	$27.69
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	344	344	$216.00	$105.70
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	325	239	$150.80	$58.30
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	308	300	$88.00	$34.51
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	56	46	$78.00	$27.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	44	$216.00	$106.57
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	36	36	$3465.00	$1447.29
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	22	19	$125.00	$45.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,300	179	$6.00	$1.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	711	423	$146.87	$71.32
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	550	340	$70.13	$27.27
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	275	264	$85.60	$33.09
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	247	182	$151.46	$59.18
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	228	$216.00	$105.46
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	41	33	$75.66	$28.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	30	$215.22	$105.81
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	30	29	$3462.83	$1406.73
23440 Transplantation of biceps tendon	16	15	$1790.00	$373.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,171	175	$6.02	$1.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	692	405	$146.00	$71.62
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	574	359	$69.00	$28.54
73050 X-ray of both collar bones joints	303	285	$85.00	$34.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	244	244	$215.71	$106.23
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	234	179	$149.44	$60.09
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	37	34	$75.00	$30.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$215.00	$103.89
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	35	$87.00	$42.96
23472 Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder	34	34	$3453.09	$1420.96
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	12	$118.60	$35.79
23440 Transplantation of biceps tendon	11	11	$1629.00	$375.36

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-02-23

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License AZ 42276

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Southwest Shoulder Elbow And Hand Center Pc

4727 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 857121256

Phone: 5202904263

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

7 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Thomas Butler , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery

NPI 1205838398

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. David Siegel , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery

NPI 1235133182

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Susan Savage , CFA

Specialist/Technologist, Other - Surgical Assistant

NPI 1497914121

Harold Romero , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1669476461

Physician Assistant

Dr. Marc Lipman , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery

NPI 1902300189

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. William Smith , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery

NPI 1942204896

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active September 01, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 01, 2009

Registered at 4727 E CAMP LOWELL DR, TUCSON, AZ 857121256 (Tel: 5202904263)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address September 01, 2009

Registered at 4727 E CAMP LOWELL DR, TUCSON, AZ 857121256 (Tel: 5202904263)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 01, 2009

Recorded as DARA CHAFIK, MD, PHD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 01, 2009

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #42276 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 19, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1740458181

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 19, 2008

Last Update: February 23, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

4727 E Camp Lowell Dr

Tucson, AZ 857121256

Phone: 5202904263

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