NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1336528785, issued on May 19, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2020-1097, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336528785
Name
Justeen Bernedette Lords
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
MD2020-1097 NM
MD193098 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6100 Pan American Freeway NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone
(505) 823-8282
Enumerated
May 19, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210114000042); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6100 Pan American Freeway NE

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

  1. Austin Ballew, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1881046373
  2. Angelica Commiskey, MDPediatrics Physician1316437023
  3. Yvette Fields, P.A.Physician Assistant1679795785
  4. Kathryn Puma, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154601946
  5. Gwenn Robinson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1073618328
  6. Nicholas RockefellerUrogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1699185660

Verify Justeen Bernedette Lords 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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,446 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.

  1. Justeen Lords4,446
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium399 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium342 claims
  3. Lisinopril247 claims
  4. Gabapentin231 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium191 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium164 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.

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.6
  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: $22.80

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Justeen Lords$22.80
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesClovis, NM

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

431 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 431 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.

Other internal medicine physician records in New Mexico

  1. Ahmed Abbasi, MDAlbuquerque, NM1871233254
  2. Mohamed Abdelbaky, MDAlbuquerque, NM1770103897
  3. Louise Abel, MDSanta Fe, NM1821016593
  4. William Abeyta, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1346253655
  5. Zain AbidinAlbuquerque, NM1285384735
  6. Ferial Abood, MDAlamogordo, NM1184803843
  7. Sergio Abriola, MD FACC RCSSanta Rosa, NM1588757322
  8. Jacqueline Acevedo Gonzalez, MDPortales, NM1407004583
  9. James Adair, D.O.Albuquerque, NM1578524906
  10. David Aday, MDAlamogordo, NM1578675765

Common questions

What is Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D.'s NPI number?

Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336528785, issued on May 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6100 Pan American Freeway NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 823-8282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2020-1097, 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 Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D. had 4,446 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Justeen Bernedette Lords, M.D.'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.