Jose V. Santos Pico, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Jose V. Santos Pico, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1528043783, issued on Dec 9, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico MD2015-0001, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose V. Santos Pico
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- MD2015-0001 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4351 E Lohman Ave Ste 409, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 522-4433
- Enumerated
- Dec 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 522-4950
- Medicaid ID
- 30327814 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150430000324); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose V. Santos Pico in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2015-0001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 83.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $470.38
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose V. Santos Pico among 37 neurological surgery physician records in New Mexico
Jose V. Santos Pico, MD is one of 37 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2009 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 37 neurological surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 37 in New Mexico → Every provider in Las Cruces → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Henderson, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111598818189
- Hal Hankinson, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051316960420
- Philip Shields, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051164516555
- Philip Smucker, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051255508461
- Benjamin Vidalis, M.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051104245562
- Marshall Watson, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051568461374
- Dominic Cannella, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011336191477
- Paul Davis, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011225020894
Common questions
What is Jose V. Santos Pico, MD's NPI number?
Jose V. Santos Pico, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528043783, issued on Dec 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose V. Santos Pico, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4351 E Lohman Ave Ste 409, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 522-4433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose V. Santos Pico, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2015-0001, 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 Jose V. Santos Pico, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose V. Santos Pico, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose V. Santos Pico, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.