NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Louise Niehaus, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Karen Louise Niehaus, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1093006611, issued on Apr 29, 2011. Check the license (New Mexico MD2014-0246, 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 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093006611
Name
Karen Louise Niehaus
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
MD2014-0246 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(513) 704-2669
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140804001364); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2011
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 1100 Central Ave SE

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

  1. Ahmed Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871233254
  2. Mohamed Abdelbaky, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770103897
  3. Genine Abeyta, BSN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1992693592
  4. Jeannine Acantilado, CNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1477504959
  5. Chidozie Agu, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1982952156
  6. Angela Aldrich, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1093789927

Verify Karen Louise Niehaus 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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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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM

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

Karen Louise Niehaus among 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New Mexico

Karen Louise Niehaus, MD is one of 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2009 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Denise Gonzales, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061326043415
  2. Susanna Gonzales, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061992899371
  3. Harold Groff, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061295706331
  4. Muhammad Ibrar Islam, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061063907186
  5. Ahmad Itani, MBBCH.Albuquerque, NM 871061902284789
  6. Erik Kraai, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061376693655
  7. Sara Lucero, RN, MSN, ACNPC-AGAlbuquerque, NM 871061801311907
  8. Lee Oud, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871061982223475

Common questions

What is Karen Louise Niehaus, MD's NPI number?

Karen Louise Niehaus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093006611, issued on Apr 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Louise Niehaus, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (513) 704-2669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Louise Niehaus, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2014-0246, 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.

What is Karen Louise Niehaus, 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.