Cecilia E. Chao, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Dulce, NM
Cecilia E. Chao, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dulce, New Mexico, and NPI 1881608487, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2005-0220, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cecilia E. Chao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD2005-0220 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- PO Box 187, Dulce, NM 87528
- Phone
- (505) 759-3291
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 759-7294
- Medicaid IDs
- 92531547 NM
000K3526 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050922001089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at PO Box 187
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cecilia E. Chao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2005-0220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril80 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Omeprazole42 claims
- Metformin Hcl37 claims
- Simvastatin36 claims
- Gabapentin31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dulce Health CenterDulce, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cecilia E. Chao among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Cecilia E. Chao, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Dulce
They are 1 of the 63 NPPES records with a practice address in Dulce, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Cecilia E. Chao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cecilia E. Chao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881608487, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cecilia E. Chao, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at PO Box 187, Dulce, NM, 87528. Phone: (505) 759-3291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cecilia E. Chao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2005-0220, 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 Cecilia E. Chao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cecilia E. Chao, M.D. had 1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.