Celia Valdez
Family Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Celia Valdez is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1497854921, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 87-341, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Celia Valdez
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 87-341 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Unser Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121
- Phone
- (505) 925-4126
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 272-6308
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050119000034); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 Unser Blvd NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lucia Darlach, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1346532199
- Leslie DunlapMedical Physician Assistant1083083067
- Hope Ferdowsian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710083613
- Lindsay FoxPhysician Assistant1962793851
Verify Celia Valdez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 87-341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,501 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril169 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium161 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate132 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium128 claims
- Gabapentin108 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 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).
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).
Celia Valdez among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Celia Valdez 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
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Celia Valdez's NPI number?
Celia Valdez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497854921, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Celia Valdez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Unser Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87121. Phone: (505) 925-4126. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Celia Valdez's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 87-341, 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 Celia Valdez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Celia Valdez had 2,501 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Celia Valdez'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.