Amy S Hand, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Tucson
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Tmc Urgent Care · 13 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Tucson Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of TMC Healthcare, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.3 (1.06 to 1.53), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 13.76 (9.5 to 18.03) · 1,880 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.27 (0.76 to 1.77) · 9,373 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.405, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.254, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.183, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Tucson Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 8 the same, 3 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.3 (1.06 to 1.53) | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 13.76 (9.5 to 18.03) · 1,880 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.27 (0.76 to 1.77) · 9,373 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.405 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.254 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.183 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.28 (0.46 to 2.11) · 2,356 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 143.05 (102.93 to 183.16) · 136 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2 · 108 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 217 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13.1 · 322 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 13.3 · 566 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 18 · 692 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 12.9 · 586 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 8,316 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0.02 to 0.37) · 11,561 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.34 (0.16 to 0.51) · 11,986 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 2.49 (0.87 to 4.11) · 3,666 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.99 (0.71 to 3.28) · 1,857 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.45 (1.24 to 3.66) · 3,477 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.63 (2.76 to 8.51) · 1,813 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.67 (0.31 to 3.03) · 901 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.2 · 215 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.808 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 1.846 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.716 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.9 · 654 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,110 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 48.2 · 324 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 11.2 · 596 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.3 · 706 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.8 · 1,314 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.8 (3.1 to 7.7) · 57 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 10.6 (7.1 to 15.8) · 57 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.3 · 204 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.8 · 167 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.4 · 513 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.8 (9.5 to 17.3) · 83 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,266 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (3,099 patients answered, 24% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 60% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 74% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 81% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 67% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 72% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 81% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 41% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 70% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 41% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 87% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$9,691
Medicare paid this office $9,691 for 123 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 56 | $3,686 | $66 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $3,273 | $57 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 16 | $554 | $35 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 13 | $422 | $16 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 12 | $131 | $9 |
See all 6 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 56 | $3,686 | $66 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 54 | $3,273 | $57 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 16 | $554 | $35 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 13 | $422 | $16 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 12 | $131 | $9 |
| Urinalysis, manual test | 21 | $75 | $3 |
Who their Medicare patients are
123 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Women 62% · Health risk score 1.00. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical nurse practitioner clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 58% · Diabetes 24% · Coronary heart disease 18% · Chronic kidney disease 18% · COPD 18% · Depression 16% · Cancer 11% · Atrial fibrillation 11% · Heart failure 9%.
The office billed $43,484, Medicare allowed $12,557 and paid $9,691; for 324 services of 35 kinds; $43 of it was for drugs given in the office and $9,648 for care.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 123 | 324 | 74 | 1.00 | $43,484 | $9,691 |
| 2020 | 12 | 39 | 71 | 0.62 | $3,851 | $195 |
| 2019 | 436 | 1,460 | 73 | 0.89 | $143,059 | $40,993 |
| 2018 | 79 | 303 | 73 | 1.14 | $25,291 | $7,896 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2019: 14 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 205 | $17,978 | $88 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 233 | $16,028 | $66 |
| Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | 89 | $761 | $8 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 46 | $519 | $10 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 14 | $454 | $16 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 28 | $437 | $16 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 33 | $356 | $11 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 22 | $318 | $14 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 85 | $250 | $3 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 53 | $132 | $2 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax by washing | 12 | $112 | $9 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 27 | $29 | None |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 25 | $26 | None |
| Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg | 28 | $3 | None |
2018: 6 services
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 41 | $4,159 | $101 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 37 | $2,520 | $66 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 15 | $269 | $13 |
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | 18 | $53 | $3 |
| Automated urinalysis test | 11 | $30 | $3 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 12 | $18 | None |
Medicaid work
$3,972 in 2024
Medicaid paid $3,972 for 46 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 32 | $2,915 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $1,057 |
| 2024 | 46 | 2 | 17 | $3,972 |
| 2019 | 741 | 3 | 48 | $47,122 |
| 2018 | 235 | 4 | 34 | $9,578 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2019
| Return visit (30+ min) | 406 | $24,753 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 306 | $22,106 |
| Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation; Streptococcus, group A | 29 | $263 |
2018
| Return visit (30+ min) | 82 | $4,913 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 72 | $4,599 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 41 | $38 |
| COLLECTION VENOUS BLOOD VENIPUNCTURE | 40 | $29 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$2,474
Pharmacies billed $2,474 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
168 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $2,474 in drug cost · 94 antibiotic prescriptions to 91 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 24 | $170 | $7 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | 11 | $166 | $15 |
| Cephalexin | 17 | $108 | $6 |
| Azithromycin | 11 | $27 | $2 |
| Prednisone | 24 | $25 | $1 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 179 | 140 | None | None | $2,474 |
| 2020 | 12 | None | 0% (0) | None | $174 |
| 2019 | 265 | 204 | 0% (0) | 7% | $3,393 |
| 2018 | 41 | 32 | 0% (0) | None | $594 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2019: 7 drugs
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 20 | $554 | $28 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | 35 | $356 | $10 |
| Azithromycin | 28 | $151 | $5 |
| Cephalexin | 18 | $122 | $7 |
| Prednisone | 43 | $103 | $2 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 12 | $92 | $8 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 13 | $70 | $5 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1801378526
- Licence
- AZ AP11540
- Group
- Tmc Urgent Care
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 363LF0000X (363LF0000X)
- Mailing address
- 3205 W Cortaro Farms Rd Unit 119, Tucson, AZ, 85742
- NPI first listed
- 2018-08-29
- NPI last updated
- 2018-08-29
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.