Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Gustavo Espino, MD

Nephrology Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Gustavo Espino, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1518985191, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 98-49, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518985191
Name
Gustavo Espino
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
98-49 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4343 Pan American Fwy NE Ste 236, Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone
(505) 600-2511
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
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 4343 Pan American Fwy NE Ste 236

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

  1. Robert Miller, M.D.Pediatric Nephrology Physician1477559425

Verify Gustavo Espino in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
    Search for license 98-49
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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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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Gustavo Espino1,249
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol142 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate107 claims
  3. Allopurinol59 claims
  4. Furosemide50 claims
  5. Carvedilol47 claims
  6. Farxiga46 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 Medicare quality 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: $650.28

29 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gustavo Espino$650.28
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Albuquerque Nephrology AssociatesAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 79 nephrology physician records in New Mexico.

Other nephrology physician records in New Mexico

  1. Mekdess Abebe, MDRoswell, NM1316266711
  2. Daniel Adeneye, MDFarmington, NM1770929929
  3. Oladipo Adeniyi, MDGallup, NM1497733810
  4. Chudi Adi, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1992980015
  5. Ahmed Alaini, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1780063347
  6. Eduardo Alas, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1932200904
  7. Christos Argyropoulos, M.D., PHDAlbuquerque, NM1194968529
  8. Prajit Arora, M.DAlbuquerque, NM1841503844
  9. Satyaki Banerjee, M.D.,FASNAlbuquerque, NM1790815926
  10. Thelmo Fidel Barrantes Ramirez, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1780815258

Common questions

What is Gustavo Espino, MD's NPI number?

Gustavo Espino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518985191, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gustavo Espino, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4343 Pan American Fwy NE Ste 236, Albuquerque, NM, 87107. Phone: (505) 600-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gustavo Espino, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 98-49, 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 Gustavo Espino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gustavo Espino, MD had 1,249 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gustavo Espino, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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