NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Gonzaga, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Gallup, NM

Christopher Gonzaga, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Gallup, New Mexico, and NPI 1538147640, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 97-60, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538147640
Name
Christopher Gonzaga
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
97-60 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2111 College Dr, Gallup, NM 87301
Phone
(505) 863-1820
Enumerated
Jan 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
Q2353 NM
386319 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041116000053); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2111 College Dr

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

  1. Daisy Arsenault, REGISTERED DIETITIANRegistered Dietitian1780123935
  2. Sanaa Baker, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITFamily Nurse Practitioner1245805761
  3. Christopher Baldonado, RNCase Manager/Care Coordinator1205693579
  4. Nicole BegayCommunity Health Worker1669328506
  5. Raelynn BenallyFamily Nurse Practitioner1053855593
  6. Frances BravoDental Hygienist1851252506

Verify Christopher Gonzaga 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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

3,413 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Gonzaga3,413
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
  2. Lisinopril119 claims
  3. Gabapentin95 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium87 claims
  5. Simvastatin83 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium82 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $52.96

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Gonzaga$52.96
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services, Inc.Gallup, NM

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

Christopher Gonzaga among 47 infectious disease physician records in New Mexico

Christopher Gonzaga, MD is one of 47 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 64% 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, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1996 among the 22 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 47 infectious disease physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonya Shin, MDGallup, NM 873011508822941
  2. Richard Lanzi, MDFarmington, NM 874011609979806
  3. Meghan Brett, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311669511671
  4. Ralph Bryan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311750397485
  5. Marcos Burgos, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311124033683
  6. Braden Hale, MD, MPHAlbuquerque, NM 871311598737587
  7. Diane Hanfelt-Goade, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311043225592
  8. Diedre Hofinger, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311336288372

Common questions

What is Christopher Gonzaga, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Gonzaga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538147640, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Gonzaga, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2111 College Dr, Gallup, NM, 87301. Phone: (505) 863-1820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Gonzaga, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 97-60, 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 Christopher Gonzaga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Gonzaga, MD had 3,413 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.