Elena Nishimura, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Elena Nishimura, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1467546846, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 200082, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elena Nishimura
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200082 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Central Ave SE FL 4B, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Phone
- (505) 724-6124
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2022
- Fax
- (505) 724-6125
- Medicaid ID
- 67414 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070419000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elena Nishimura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 200082Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
346 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil24 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Furosemide20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncRedwood City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elena Nishimura among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Elena Nishimura, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
431 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 431 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Elena Nishimura, MD's NPI number?
Elena Nishimura, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467546846, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elena Nishimura, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Central Ave SE FL 4B, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 724-6124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elena Nishimura, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 200082, 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 Elena Nishimura, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elena Nishimura, MD had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.