Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1669495834, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 98348, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Stephen Nairn
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 98348 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8080 Academy RD NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
- Phone
- (505) 247-9700
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 247-4333
- Medicaid ID
- Q7223 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428000682); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8080 Academy RD NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rosemary Zink, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902829179
Verify Craig Stephen Nairn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 98348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
2,612 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 1,425 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl533 claims
- Gabapentin252 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen240 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er163 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen126 claims
- Pregabalin125 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: $950.77
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation Hospital, LLCJemez Pueblo, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 11 interventional pain medicine physician records in New Mexico.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in New Mexico
- Krystal Franklin, M.D.Las Cruces, NM1215162433
- Diego Gonzalez, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1194715938
- Michael Malizzo, MDAlbuquerque, NM1538182647
- Athanasios Manole, MDAlbuquerque, NM1780002220
- Reuel Measom, MDAlbuquerque, NM1184156630
- Edward Poon, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1770587115
- Jose Ramirez, APRN, CRNA-NSPM-CLas Cruces, NM1790002830
- Kyle Schoenberger, NPAlbuquerque, NM1023134863
- Jonas Skardis, DOMSanta Fe, NM1851432835
- Cesar Velarde, MDLas Cruces, NM1588633655
Common questions
What is Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669495834, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8080 Academy RD NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111. Phone: (505) 247-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 98348, 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 Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D. had 2,612 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Stephen Nairn, M.D.'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.