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Dr. John R. Tesser, MD
NPI1427049220PAC ID6608834460
- Medicare services, 2024
- 266,053
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 737
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,389
- Publications
- 2
- Clinical trials
- 14
- Practice address
- 5681 W Beverly Ln, Glendale, AZ 85306
- Practice phone
- Call (480) 443-8400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C
Glendale, Arizona
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Dr. John R. Tesser is a rheumatologist in Glendale, Arizona
Dr. Tesser practices at Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C in Glendale, Arizona.
Dr. Tesser's NPI, 1427049220, was assigned on October 31, 2005. Dr. Tesser graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1977. Dr. Tesser holds Arizona license 11285.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1427049220NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6608834460
- NPI enumeration date
- October 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (480) 443-8400
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 75
- Medical school graduation
- 1977
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John R. Tesser practices at Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C in Glendale, Arizona
Dr. Tesser's primary practice is Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C, at 5681 W Beverly Ln, Glendale, AZ 85306 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (480) 443-8400.
- Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C5681 W Beverly Ln, Glendale, AZ 85306 · Maricopa CountyPhone(480) 443-8400
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. John R. Tesser is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Tesser's primary practice is Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C in Glendale, Arizona. The medical group on file is Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tesser to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P CPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John R. Tesser's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tesser practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John R. Tesser is one of 98 rheumatologists in Arizona
Rheumatology is Dr. Tesser's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Tesser is licensed in Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, ArizonaPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Tesser
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98rheumatologists in Arizona
6rheumatologists in Glendale
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John R. Tesser billed Medicare for 266,053 services in 2024
CMS data shows 266,053 Medicare services from Dr. Tesser across 58 procedure codes in 2024, for 737 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,101,290 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024266,053
Medicare patients737
Paid by Medicare$3.1M
Procedure codes58
Dr. Tesser's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 240,1032024: 254,1386%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6,1872024: 5,6898%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,9622024: 2,1118%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,6382024: 1,5982%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,3672024: 1,3134%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 690
- Imaging
- 2023: 5872024: 51412%
Dr. Tesser compared with the Arizona median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Tesser
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 266,053vs 5,24850.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 737vs 3662.0 times
- Part D claims
- 2,148vs 1,20179% above
Medians across 98 rheumatologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Tesser'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. John R. Tesser treated 737 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 737 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tesser in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 344 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tesser's median patient age at 68, with 77% women.
Medicare patients, 2024737
Average age74
Average risk score1.39
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Tesser's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Tesser's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women56777%
- Men17023%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Tesser's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Osteoporosis58%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Anxiety24%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Tesser's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women77%
- Men22%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John R. Tesser wrote 2,389 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Tesser wrote 2,389 Medicare Part D claims for 512 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,148 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,039,761 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,627 claims across 27 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,389
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$2M
Part D patients512
Dr. Tesser's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,927 claims81%
- Brand-name and other462 claims19%
Dr. Tesser'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. Tesser's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%11 of 2,389 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: 1,6272024: 2,14832%
Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 27 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. John R. Tesser scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Tesser for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Tesser accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Tesser as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Tesser's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 99of 100Final score
- 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. John R. Tesser has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Tesser, published from 2014 to 2017. Dr. Tesser's most frequent co-author is Ira Jacobs, MD.
Papers2
Years published2014 to 2017
Dr. Tesser's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Tesser
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John R. Tesser has worked on 14 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Tesser to 14 clinical trials, 3 of them phase 3 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Rheumatic Diseases and Gout. Amgen sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Tesser that name 4 trials.
Clinical trials with Dr. Tesser by phase
- NonePhase 1: no trials
- 2Phase 2: 2 trials
- 3Phase 3: 3 trials
- 3Phase 4: 3 trials
Conditions in Dr. Tesser's trials
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Gout
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Crystal Arthropathies
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Tesser
- Alan J. Kivitz, MD6 shared trials
- Philip A. Waller, MD5 shared trials
- John Patrick Lavery, MD4 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Tesser
Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicConnective Tissue DiseasesBENLYSTA
GoutCrystal ArthropathiesPegloticaseMethotrexate (MTX)
GoutCrystal ArthropathiesPegloticaseMethotrexate (MTX)
GoutCrystal ArthropathiesPegloticaseInfusion Reaction (IR) ProphylaxisMethotrexate (MTX)
Arthritis, RheumatoidRheumatic DiseasesTofacitinibGSK3196165 (Otilimab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. John R. Tesser received $1,902,031 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3,942 general payments to Dr. Tesser from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $376,143. It also lists 92 research payments totaling $80,423 from 2016 to 2023, naming 4 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Tesser by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Tesser by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.9Min total
- Speaker and faculty fees$1,034,43954%
- Consulting fees$595,83031%
- Travel and lodging$194,55210%
- Food and beverage$72,6034%
- Other$4,6070%
Companies that paid Dr. Tesser the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John R. Tesser graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dr. Tesser graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1977.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John R. Tesser'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. John R. Tesser's NPI number?
Dr. John R. Tesser's NPI number is 1427049220. It was assigned on October 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John R. Tesser?
Dr. John R. Tesser is a rheumatologist in Glendale, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. John R. Tesser practice?
Dr. Tesser practices at 5681 W Beverly Ln, Glendale, AZ 85306. Dr. Tesser's primary practice is Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates P C in Glendale, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tesser to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. John R. Tesser's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Tesser is (480) 443-8400.
What is Dr. John R. Tesser's medical license number?
Dr. Tesser holds Arizona license 11285.
What medical group is Dr. John R. Tesser part of?
Dr. Tesser is linked to Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Tesser to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. John R. Tesser accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tesser billed Medicare for 266,053 services in 2024, and Dr. Tesser accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. John R. Tesser offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Tesser as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. John R. Tesser's MIPS score?
Dr. Tesser's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John R. Tesser see?
CMS counts 737 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tesser in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. John R. Tesser bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Tesser's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3262), injected or infused drug (J0717) and injected or infused drug (J3111).
Where did Dr. John R. Tesser go to medical school?
Dr. Tesser graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1977.
What drugs does Dr. John R. Tesser prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tesser's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.
Has Dr. John R. Tesser received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,902,031 in general payments to Dr. Tesser from 54 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.
How long has Dr. John R. Tesser been practicing?
Dr. Tesser graduated from medical school in 1977, 49 years ago.
Does Dr. John R. Tesser do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Tesser, published from 2014 to 2017. Dr. Tesser has worked on 14 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. John R. Tesser publish with?
Dr. Tesser's most frequent co-authors are Ira Jacobs, MD (1 shared paper).
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