NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1831198241, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico MD 2006-0440, 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
1831198241
Name
Gladys S. Tsao-Wu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
MD 2006-0440 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 Encino PL NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone
(505) 842-6868
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 5, 2025
Fax
(505) 842-9325
Medicaid ID
70284776 NM
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 801 Encino PL NE

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

  1. Lesly AguirreCommunity Health Worker1043107675
  2. Camelia Al-Hammadi, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073905238
  3. Kelsea Aragon, PHARMDPharmacist1275042137
  4. Curtis Boyd, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851313928
  5. Maria Calix-Garcia, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORCommunity Health Worker1396632907
  6. Tracy Carlson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649512542

Verify Gladys S. Tsao-Wu 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gladys Tsao-Wu11
  2. Specialty average93

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.

  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: $96.14

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gladys Tsao-Wu$96.14
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

Gladys S. Tsao-Wu among 20 plastic surgery physician records in New Mexico

Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD is one of 20 plastic surgery 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 30% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 20 plastic surgery physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Hudson, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021801085410
  2. Jennifer Chan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061184763195
  3. Christopher Demas, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061083634265
  4. Eugene WuAlbuquerque, NM 871061780746115
  5. Jeffrey WuAlbuquerque, NM 871061700076239
  6. Michael Hopkins, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871071497821581
  7. Jeffrey MorehouseAlbuquerque, NM 871081487687067
  8. Christopher Knotts, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871091356547947

Common questions

What is Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD's NPI number?

Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831198241, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Encino PL NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 842-6868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD 2006-0440, 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 Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gladys S. Tsao-Wu, 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.