NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Wascher, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Daniel Wascher, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1689689150, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 91-342, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689689150
Name
Daniel Wascher
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
91-342 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-1623
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr

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

  1. Tahseen Cheema, MDSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1306867544
  2. Arup Das, MDOphthalmology Physician1356363857
  3. Michael Davis, MDUrology Physician1336155993
  4. Thomas Decoster, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1154337715
  5. Gerald Demarest, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1063428621
  6. Charles Dietl, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1700891264

Verify Daniel Wascher 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $153.56

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Wascher$154
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

Daniel Wascher among 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico

Daniel Wascher, MD is one of 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 80% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dustin Richter, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311730405176
  2. Derly Cuellar, MDRio Rancho, NM 871241275899940
  3. Olivia Morris, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871141619998267
  4. Filip Holy, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871101134680127
  5. Douglas Allen, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336175355
  6. Clayton Conrad, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061033258058
  7. John Franco, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061073591509
  8. Frank Heckl, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336127869

Common questions

What is Daniel Wascher, MD's NPI number?

Daniel Wascher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689689150, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Wascher, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-1623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Wascher, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 91-342, 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 Daniel Wascher, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.