Dick Romero
Emergency Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Dick Romero is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1578946091, issued on Jul 1, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2018-0292, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dick Romero
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD2018-0292 NM
RS2015-0550 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 521-5385
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180831001754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dick Romero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2018-0292Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
504 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen44 claims
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Naproxen39 claims
- Methylprednisolone34 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim32 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.8 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
- Southwest Emergency Medical Associates OF NM PCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dick Romero among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
Dick Romero 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 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · 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).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- William Bussey, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063449106
- Oscar Castrejon, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111508020355
- William Einig, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111548471485
- Marcey Gillespie, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111326266032
- Thomas Lemke, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111194761494
Common questions
What is Dick Romero's NPI number?
Dick Romero's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578946091, issued on Jul 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dick Romero located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 521-5385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dick Romero's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2018-0292, 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 Dick Romero prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dick Romero had 504 Medicare Part D claims for 348 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dick Romero's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 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.