Hector Lerma, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Hector Lerma, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1457747289, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2018-0055, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Lerma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD2018-0055 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2455 Missouri Ave Ste B, Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Phone
- (575) 222-1834
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2025
- Fax
- (575) 222-2288
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191202000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2455 Missouri Ave Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Camilla Harris, MPTPhysical Therapist1487750568
- Ania Parco, MPTSpecialist1033413752
- Deborah Thorne, PAPhysician Assistant1164978540
Verify Hector Lerma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2018-0055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,396 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium149 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium142 claims
- Losartan Potassium139 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl126 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate120 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium119 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Medicina Del SolLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hector Lerma among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Hector Lerma, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 52 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Hector Lerma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector Lerma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457747289, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Lerma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2455 Missouri Ave Ste B, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Phone: (575) 222-1834. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Lerma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2018-0055, 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 Hector Lerma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Lerma, M.D. had 4,396 Medicare Part D claims for 288 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.