NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian B. Ricks, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Christian B. Ricks, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1548522063, issued on Jun 11, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2019-0572, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548522063
Name
Christian B. Ricks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
MD2019-0572 NM
MT201572 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 272-3789
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190730002692); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2211 Lomas Blvd NE

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

  1. Bessie Abraham, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1053790709
  2. Aaron Abramowski, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1760832869
  3. Katherine Adam, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1245941053
  4. Kari Adams, APRNCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1609267434
  5. Irene Agostini, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467418475
  6. Lucas AkesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255932547

Verify Christian B. Ricks 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM
  2. Taos Health Systems Inc Holy Cross HospitalTaos, NM
  3. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Christian B. Ricks among 37 neurological surgery physician records in New Mexico

Christian B. Ricks, M.D. is one of 37 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% 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 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 37 neurological surgery physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carlos Alvarez, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061952840092
  2. James Botros, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061326365263
  3. Griffin Ernst, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061124557574
  4. Damirez Fossett, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061184610032
  5. Caroline Hadley, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061730541558
  6. Griffith Harsh, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061760524979
  7. Michael Kogan, MD/PHDAlbuquerque, NM 871061699110502
  8. Jeremy Lewis, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061972707743

Common questions

What is Christian B. Ricks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christian B. Ricks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548522063, issued on Jun 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian B. Ricks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 272-3789. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian B. Ricks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2019-0572, 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.

What is Christian B. Ricks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.2 of 100. 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.