Karen S. Sopko, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Karen S. Sopko, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1063551075, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico 2003-0557, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen S. Sopko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 2003-0557 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 841-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 843-2592
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080326000010); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 502 Elm St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eliana AcostaFamily Nurse Practitioner1134902109
- Michael Adjei-Poku, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1528050465
- Yaw Adjei-Poku, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1386872745
- Cristina Allcorn, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1306228283
- Elicia Aragon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356641724
- Gretchen Bailey-Cahana, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629348115
Verify Karen S. Sopko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2003-0557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,882 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
- Carvedilol426 claims
- Eliquis380 claims
- Lisinopril378 claims
- Losartan Potassium339 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate339 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $99.34
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Mexico.
Other cardiovascular disease physician records in New Mexico
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- Fundador Adajar, MDRoswell, NM1013919232
- Michael Adjei-Poku, MDAlbuquerque, NM1528050465
- H. Adkison, MDTaos, NM1407858624
- Enoch Agunanne, M.D.Roswell, NM1679576565
- Munif Alkouz, M.D.Las Cruces, NM1366672826
- Mohammed AlkubeysiAlbuquerque, NM1770923419
- Kathleen Allen, MDAlbuquerque, NM1235223603
- Bilal Alqam, M.B.B.SAlbuquerque, NM1982054250
- Paul Andre, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1710220611
Common questions
What is Karen S. Sopko, MD's NPI number?
Karen S. Sopko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063551075, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen S. Sopko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 841-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen S. Sopko, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2003-0557, 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 Karen S. Sopko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen S. Sopko, MD had 4,882 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen S. Sopko, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.