Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Portales, NM
Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portales, New Mexico, and NPI 1649535527, issued on Jul 7, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MN2019-0129, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bhargav Chowdary Paleti
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MN2019-0129 NM
MD455210 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 W Fir St, Portales, NM 88130
- Phone
- (575) 356-6695
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 356-5948
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190411001913); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 W Fir St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Teresa EvanFamily Nurse Practitioner1124422597
- Andrew Harmon, RPHPharmacy Technician1972594653
- Michelle Hawkins, ANP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1386000636
- Guadalupe Kennedy, CFNPNurse Practitioner1598756264
- Lee Le, DMDDentist1033771647
- Johanna Pettrey, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1265413447
Verify Bhargav Chowdary Paleti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MN2019-0129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
554 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide45 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Cefuroxime21 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 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): 83.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bhargav Chowdary Paleti among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portales
They are 4 of the 367 NPPES records with a practice address in Portales, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD's NPI number?
Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649535527, issued on Jul 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 W Fir St, Portales, NM, 88130. Phone: (575) 356-6695. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MN2019-0129, 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 Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD had 554 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bhargav Chowdary Paleti, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.