Dr. Tolga Turker, MD

  • Tucson, AZ
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery physician
NPI1417104977PAC ID0547436586
Medicare services, 2024
404
Medicare patients, 2024
193
Part D claims, 2024
45
Publications
15
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724
Practice phone
Call (520) 626-2761
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Primary practice

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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Dr. Tolga Turker is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Turker practices at University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Turker's NPI, 1417104977, was assigned on August 26, 2008. Dr. Turker holds Arizona license TL106.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0547436586
NPI enumeration date
August 26, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(520) 626-2761
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Tolga Turker practices at University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona

Dr. Turker's primary practice is University of Arizona, at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 626-2761.

  • University of Arizona
    1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724 · Pima CountyPhone(520) 626-2761

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Tolga Turker is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Turker's primary practice is University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Turker is also affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. The medical group on file is Banner Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Turker to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Tolga Turker's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Turker practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of ArizonaAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Tolga Turker is one of 51 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona

Hand surgery is Dr. Turker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dmand AI has Dr. Turker's licenses on file in 3 states: Arizona, Indiana and Kentucky.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic hand surgery, ArizonaPrimaryLicense TL106 · taxonomy 207XS0106X
  • Surgery of the hand (surgery), IndianaLicense 11014605A · taxonomy 2086S0105X
  • Kentucky licenseLicense FT430

Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Turker

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Tolga Turker billed Medicare for 404 services in 2024

CMS data shows 404 Medicare services from Dr. Turker across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 193 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,680 for them.

Medicare services, 2024404
Medicare patients193
Paid by Medicare$23,680
Procedure codes8

Dr. Turker's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2562024: 2747%
Surgery
2023: 782024: 13067%

Where Dr. Turker's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office38896%
  • In a facility164%

Dr. Turker compared with the Arizona median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Turker
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
404vs 2,33483% below
Medicare patients
193vs 42755% below
Part D claims
22vs 9677% below

Medians across 49 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Turker'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. Tolga Turker treated 193 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Turker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 108 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have arthritis. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Turker's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024193
Average age73
Average risk score1.26
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Turker's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Turker's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9851%
  • Men9549%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Turker's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol73%
  2. Arthritis65%
  3. High blood pressure64%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Diabetes22%
  6. Mood disorders22%
  7. Chronic kidney disease21%
  8. Depression20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Turker's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Tolga Turker wrote 45 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Turker wrote 45 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $22 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 32 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202445
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$22
Part D patients29

Dr. Turker'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 322024: 2231%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2022.

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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. Tolga Turker 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. Turker for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Turker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Turker'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.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Tolga Turker has 15 publications on record

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Turker, published from 2011 to 2021. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Finger Injuries, Hand Injuries and Hand Transplantation. Dr. Turker has published most often in Hand (N Y). Dr. Turker's most frequent co-authors are Sunil Manjunath Thirkannad, MD, Giles William Becker, MD and Vijay S. Gorantla, MD, PhD.

Papers15
Years published2011 to 2021

Dr. Turker's papers by year, 2011 to 2021

Topics Dr. Turker writes about most

  • Finger Injuries
  • Hand Injuries
  • Hand Transplantation
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Radiography
  • Standard of Care
  • Surgical Flaps

Dr. Turker's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Turker

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Tolga Turker received $4,062 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Turker from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Novadaq Technologies Inc. paid the most, $1,956.

General payments to Dr. Turker by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Turker by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,50962%
  • Travel and lodging$1,55338%

Companies that paid Dr. Turker the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Tolga Turker's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Tolga Turker's NPI number?

Dr. Tolga Turker's NPI number is 1417104977. It was assigned on August 26, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Tolga Turker?

Dr. Tolga Turker is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Tucson, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).

Where does Dr. Tolga Turker practice?

Dr. Turker practices at 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724. Dr. Turker's primary practice is University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Turker to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Tolga Turker's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Turker is (520) 626-2761.

What is Dr. Tolga Turker's medical license number?

Dr. Turker holds Arizona license TL106, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Tolga Turker been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Turker in Arizona, Indiana and Kentucky.

Which hospitals is Dr. Tolga Turker affiliated with?

Dr. Turker is affiliated with Banner - University Medical Center Tucson.

What medical group is Dr. Tolga Turker part of?

Dr. Turker is linked to Banner Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Turker to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Tolga Turker accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Turker billed Medicare for 404 services in 2024, and Dr. Turker accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Tolga Turker's MIPS score?

Dr. Turker's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Tolga Turker see?

CMS counts 193 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Turker in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Tolga Turker bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Turker's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: bones and joints (20550) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Tolga Turker prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Turker's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam.

Has Dr. Tolga Turker received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,062 in general payments to Dr. Turker from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novadaq Technologies Inc.

How long has Dr. Tolga Turker been practicing?

Dr. Turker graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Tolga Turker do research?

Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Turker, published from 2011 to 2021.

Who does Dr. Tolga Turker publish with?

Dr. Turker's most frequent co-authors are Sunil Manjunath Thirkannad, MD (3 shared papers), Giles William Becker, MD (2 shared papers) and Vijay S. Gorantla, MD, PhD (2 shared papers).

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