David Wachter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
David Wachter, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1245247295, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 97-163, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Wachter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 97-163 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4TH Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-5062
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070823000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Wachter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 97-163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Wachter among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
David Wachter, MD is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
302 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 302 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is David Wachter, MD's NPI number?
David Wachter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245247295, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Wachter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4TH Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-5062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Wachter, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 97-163, 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 David Wachter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Wachter, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Wachter, 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.