Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1538391669, issued on Aug 24, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico MD2015-0089, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto R. Otero Lopez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD2015-0089 NM
18560 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Phone
- (505) 724-4300
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 724-4384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150609000594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernesto R. Otero Lopez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2015-0089Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
132 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Baclofen37 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,540.87
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates PCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto R. Otero Lopez among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 141 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Archibeck, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061528046885
- Edward Atler, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061427036946
- Patrick Bosch, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061225059462
- Dwight Burney, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061881672301
- Daniel Junick, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061891773339
- John Krumme, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061689092520
- Kylan LarsenAlbuquerque, NM 871061093459414
- Seth McCord, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061982869228
Common questions
What is Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD's NPI number?
Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538391669, issued on Aug 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 724-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2015-0089, 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 Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD had 132 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernesto R. Otero Lopez, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.