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Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater, DO
NPI1184287328PAC ID3173850666
- Medicare services, 2024
- 301
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 79
- Part D claims, 2024
- 215
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713
- Practice phone
- Call (520) 874-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater is an internist in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Drinkwater practices at Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona, part of Banner Health.
Dr. Drinkwater's NPI, 1184287328, was assigned on April 14, 2019. Dr. Drinkwater graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2019. Dr. Drinkwater holds Arizona license R3148.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1184287328NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3173850666
- NPI enumeration date
- April 14, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (520) 874-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 33
- Medical school graduation
- 2019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater practices at Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Drinkwater's primary practice is Banner - University Medical Center South, at 2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 874-2000.
- Banner - University Medical Center South2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713 · Pima CountyPhone(520) 874-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Drinkwater's primary practice is Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona, part of Banner Health. The medical group on file is Banner Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drinkwater to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Drinkwater practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Banner - University Medical Center South | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater is one of 2,420 internists in Arizona
Internal medicine is Dr. Drinkwater's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Drinkwater is licensed in Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, ArizonaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Drinkwater
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2,420internists in Arizona510internists in Tucson21internists at Banner - University Medical Center South
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024
CMS data shows 301 Medicare services from Dr. Drinkwater across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 79 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,514 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024301
Medicare patients79
Paid by Medicare$21,514
Procedure codes3
Dr. Drinkwater's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2772024: 3019%
Dr. Drinkwater compared with the Arizona median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Drinkwater
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 301vs 47637% below
- Medicare patients
- 79vs 20561% below
- Part D claims
- 41vs 26084% below
Medians across 2,300 internists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Drinkwater's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater treated 79 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drinkwater in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 28 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Drinkwater's median patient age at 61, with 47% women.
Medicare patients, 202479
Average age73
Average risk score3.29
Also on Medicaid38%
Dr. Drinkwater's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Drinkwater's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4456%
- Men3544%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Drinkwater's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes59%
- Arthritis58%
- Chronic kidney disease56%
- Mood disorders54%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Drinkwater's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater wrote 215 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Drinkwater wrote 215 Medicare Part D claims for 78 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 41 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,072 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024215
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$11,072
Part D patients78
Dr. Drinkwater's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic175 claims81%
- Brand-name40 claims19%
Dr. Drinkwater's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Drinkwater's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics13%27 of 215 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 592024: 4131%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Drinkwater for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Drinkwater accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Drinkwater's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 74.6of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Drinkwater, published from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Drinkwater has published most often in Am J Med.
Papers2
Years published2020 to 2023
Recent publications by Dr. Drinkwater
Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCalcitoninCalcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater received $24 in industry payments in 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Drinkwater from 1 drug or device company in 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $24.
Companies that paid Dr. Drinkwater the most, 2022 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University
Dr. Drinkwater graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2019.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's NPI number?
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's NPI number is 1184287328. It was assigned on April 14, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater?
Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater is an internist in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater practice?
Dr. Drinkwater practices at 2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713. Dr. Drinkwater's primary practice is Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona, part of Banner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Drinkwater to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Drinkwater is (520) 874-2000.
What is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's medical license number?
Dr. Drinkwater holds Arizona license R3148.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater affiliated with?
Dr. Drinkwater practices at Banner - University Medical Center South in Tucson, Arizona.
What medical group is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater part of?
Dr. Drinkwater is linked to Banner Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Drinkwater to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Drinkwater billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024, and Dr. Drinkwater accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater's MIPS score?
Dr. Drinkwater's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater see?
CMS counts 79 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Drinkwater in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Drinkwater's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
Where did Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater go to medical school?
Dr. Drinkwater graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2019.
What drugs does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Drinkwater's most prescribed drugs by claims were Eliquis, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $24 in general payments to Dr. Drinkwater from 1 company from 2022 to 2022. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater been practicing?
Dr. Drinkwater graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
Does Dr. Kathy Vo Drinkwater do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Drinkwater, published from 2020 to 2023.
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