Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Tafadzwa P Makarawo, MD

Individual provider Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · NPI 1376836452

Tafadzwa P Makarawo, MD is registered under Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) in Glendale, Arizona. Qualified in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Arizona Advanced Surgery LLC, a 92-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
23
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2011
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

18275 N 59th Ave Ste M-176
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone: (602) 993-2622
Fax: (602) 993-2922
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Specialties & licences

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208C00000X · Licence 54564 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1376836452
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 23, 2011
Last updated in NPPESJuly 26, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCOLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Arizona Advanced Surgery Llc — 92 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 41 times · 59th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients153
Services billed 435 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $552 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Hospital · Glendale, AZ
  • Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital Hospital · Glendale, AZ
  • Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center Hospital · Phoenix, AZ

Colleagues at Arizona Advanced Surgery LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 92 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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