Dr. Claro F. Diaz, MD

Dr. Diaz practices at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

Dr. Diaz's NPI, 1659371235, was assigned on July 26, 2005. Dr. Diaz graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Diaz holds Tennessee license 26491.

Dr. Diaz's primary practice is Methodist University Hospital, at 1265 Union Ave Suite 700, Memphis, TN 38104 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 516-8274.

Dr. Diaz's primary practice is Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Dr. Diaz is also affiliated with Methodist Olive Branch Hospital. The medical group on file is Sutherland Cardiology Clinic - Wolf River. Dmand AI also links Dr. Diaz to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Diaz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Diaz is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Diaz's licenses on file in 4 states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, leg revascularization, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Diaz treats.

CMS data shows 1,942 Medicare services from Dr. Diaz across 29 procedure codes in 2024, for 714 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,651 for them.

CMS counts 714 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Diaz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 309 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Diaz's median patient age at 75, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Diaz wrote 4,981 Medicare Part D claims for 722 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,777 of them, across 54 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $524,510 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,581 claims across 53 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 15 out of 100 for Dr. Diaz for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Diaz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Diaz as offering telehealth. CMS counts 63 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Diaz, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Diaz in 2024. Dr. Diaz's most frequent co-author is Mazen Shukri Ganim, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 801 general payments to Dr. Diaz from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $176,544.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Diaz, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Diaz graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Diaz is a member of ACC.

Dr. Diaz is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.