Andrew J. Paterson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Andrew J. Paterson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1447203831, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD-2005-0186, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew J. Paterson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- MD-2005-0186 NM
42470 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Msc 10 5600, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-4107
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 272-8098
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080111000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Msc 10 5600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew WhartonOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1700249133
Verify Andrew J. Paterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD-2005-0186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin21 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,977.43
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New Mexico.
All 8 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 7 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Umesh Metkar, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311952564536
- Urvij Modhia, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311295002780
- Douglas Orndorff, M.DAlbuquerque, NM 871101043424732
- Mark Crawford, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061619970654
- Michael McCutcheon, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061063490597
- Peter Saltzman, MDFarmington, NM 874011225086333
- Matthew Pollard, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111407846728
Common questions
What is Andrew J. Paterson, MD's NPI number?
Andrew J. Paterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447203831, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew J. Paterson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc 10 5600, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew J. Paterson, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD-2005-0186, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew J. Paterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew J. Paterson, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew J. Paterson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.