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
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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).
Craig K. Gilcrease among 69 surgical physician assistant records in New Mexico
Craig K. Gilcrease, PA-C is one of 69 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2014 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in New Mexico
There are 69 surgical physician assistant records in New Mexico.
All 69 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melinda Alfaro-Trombley, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021174684369
- Cristina Allcorn, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021306228283
- Nancy Duhigg, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021841602638
- James Gregory, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021346599339
- Julie Hinzman, PACAlbuquerque, NM 871021669405247
- Erica Lopez, PAAlbuquerque, NM 871021295762912
- Margaret Moreshead, PA CAlbuqerque, NM 871021275692626
- Kamrin Sorensen, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021164016119
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.