NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alma Lemez, MD

Family Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX

Alma Lemez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1578568044, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Texas M9450, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578568044
Name
Alma Lemez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
M9450 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4009 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902
Phone
(915) 500-4307
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 500-4668
Medicaid IDs
204808402 TX
80239072 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080623000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,227 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Alma Lemez3,227
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium265 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
  3. Lisinopril200 claims
  4. Alendronate Sodium195 claims
  5. Omeprazole148 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl147 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $380.33

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alma Lemez$380.33
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alma Lemez among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Alma Lemez, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

208 family medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 208 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jose-Ruben Ayala, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021376743518
  2. Rodrigo Ceballos, M.DEl Paso, TX 799021710180104
  3. Martha Dodson, D.O.El Paso, TX 799021548267073
  4. William Elder-Quintana, MDEl Paso, TX 799021972539849
  5. Zsolt Fodor, DOEl Paso, TX 799021205858271
  6. Karen Herman, MDEl Paso, TX 799021386645752
  7. Chinwe Nduka, MDEl Paso, TX 799021316946734
  8. Nhu Nguyen Nguyen, MDEl Paso, TX 799021821260514

Common questions

What is Alma Lemez, MD's NPI number?

Alma Lemez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578568044, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alma Lemez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4009 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 500-4307. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alma Lemez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number M9450, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alma Lemez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alma Lemez, MD had 3,227 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.