Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Albuquerque, NM
Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1265581185, issued on Jan 9, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico PA2003-0047, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig K. Gilcrease
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA2003-0047 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 841-1000
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 843-2592
- Medicaid ID
- 223634 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040419000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 502 Elm St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig K. Gilcrease in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license PA2003-0047Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl64 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $262.32
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in New Mexico
There are 69 surgical physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C's NPI number?
Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265581185, issued on Jan 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 841-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number PA2003-0047, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.