NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Arthur Kaufman, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Arthur Kaufman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1447266192, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 74-185, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447266192
Name
Arthur Kaufman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
74-185 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Family Practice Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-1734
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071001000585); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1969
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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Also registered at Family Practice Ctr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Deborah AnayaAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1184891806
  2. Todd Baszucki, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972529964
  3. Maria Cogburn, PHDClinical Neuropsychologist1740295203
  4. Roberto Gomez, MDPsychiatry Physician1750303251
  5. Warren HeffronFamily Medicine Physician1629083183
  6. Kaylene McCollum, APRN-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1013922582

Verify Arthur Kaufman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,558 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 133 claims were for opioids.

  1. Arthur Kaufman1,558
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril79 claims
  2. Hydrochlorothiazide64 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl52 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine48 claims
  5. Gabapentin47 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium47 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Arthur Kaufman among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico

Arthur Kaufman, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1969 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

484 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 484 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Baszucki, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311972529964
  2. Antoinette Benton, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311215943923
  3. Jennifer Edgoose, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311801813845
  4. May GoldenbergAlbuquerque, NM 871311700892411
  5. Sarah Gopman, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311194798272
  6. Warren HeffronAlbuquerque, NM 871311629083183
  7. Anna Lake, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311700860756
  8. Todd Lecesne, MPAS, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871311396750865

Common questions

What is Arthur Kaufman, MD's NPI number?

Arthur Kaufman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447266192, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Arthur Kaufman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Family Practice Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-1734. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Arthur Kaufman, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 74-185, 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 Arthur Kaufman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Arthur Kaufman, MD had 1,558 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Arthur Kaufman, 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.