NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kateland Townley, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Taos, NM

Kateland Townley, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Taos, New Mexico, and NPI 1689161960, issued on Apr 22, 2018. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1339, 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
1689161960
Name
Kateland Townley
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
MD2023-1339 NM
177806 AK
61585 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1397 Weimer RD, Taos, NM 87571
Phone
(575) 758-8883
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2024
Medicaid ID
1689161960 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240117001181); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1397 Weimer RD

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

  1. Stephen Balise, M.D.Surgery Physician1396109468
  2. Molly Bearden, RD LD CDERegistered Dietitian1255610051
  3. Michael Bellas, PAPhysician Assistant1588621916
  4. Jennifer Birge, RDRegistered Dietitian1285788174
  5. Kimberly Boberschmidt, PHARMDPharmacist1275873960
  6. Matthew Borrego, PHD, MS, RPHPharmacist1902147887

Verify Kateland Townley 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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

356 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kateland Townley356
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt29 claims
  2. Prednisone25 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  4. Naproxen23 claims
  5. Cefdinir22 claims
  6. Famotidine19 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): 97.2 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 score96.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%86.6
  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 2 group practices

  1. Las Cruces HB Medical Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
  2. Taos Health Systems Inc Holy Cross HospitalTaos, NM

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

Kateland Townley among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico

Kateland Townley, MD is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Per Bjorkman, MDTaos, NM 875711801853312
  2. Michael Howard, MDTaos, NM 875711447217831
  3. Linda Lynch, MDTaos, NM 875711902863301
  4. Fernando Bayardo, MDEspanola, NM 875321174694616
  5. Karen Connaughton, MDEspanola, NM 875321023102415
  6. Emily Drummond, DOEspanola, NM 875321003143918
  7. Gary Kanner, MDEspanola, NM 875321568992220
  8. Valerie Merl, MDEspanola, NM 875321477647865

Common questions

What is Kateland Townley, MD's NPI number?

Kateland Townley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689161960, issued on Apr 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kateland Townley, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1397 Weimer RD, Taos, NM, 87571. Phone: (575) 758-8883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kateland Townley, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1339, 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 Kateland Townley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kateland Townley, MD had 356 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kateland Townley, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.2 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.