Katherine Costello, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Shiprock, NM
Katherine Costello, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shiprock, New Mexico, and NPI 1619104916, issued on Jun 15, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico MD2012-053, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Costello
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD2012-053 NM
241082 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- US Hwy 491 North, Shiprock, NM 87420
- Phone
- (505) 368-6001
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 368-7011
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170606002242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at US Hwy 491 North
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pamela Abrams, RNRegistered Nurse1669618724
- Steve Adams, RNRegistered Nurse1821354747
- Jerren Alcalde, DDSDentist1164919304
- Lisa Allee, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1285754606
- Johnny Allen, MSWSocial Worker1962492355
- Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1114302148
Verify Katherine Costello in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2012-053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,615 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Eliquis47 claims
- Omeprazole47 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide43 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Vermont Medical Center IncBarre, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Costello among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Katherine Costello, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shiprock
They are 34 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Shiprock, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 1,287 in New Mexico → Every provider in Shiprock → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Baacke, MDShiprock, NM 874201366432775
- Dean DischlerShiprock, NM 874201154301083
- M Glass, MDShiprock, NM 874201295712875
- Linda Knedler, MDShiprock, NM 874201679557581
- Emily Lutken, MDShiprock, NM 874201396726147
- Timothy Mayhew, MDShiprock, NM 874201750372355
- Sara Michaels, MDShiprock, NM 874201790774552
- John Mohs, MDShiprock, NM 874201184614570
Common questions
What is Katherine Costello, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Costello, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619104916, issued on Jun 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Costello, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at US Hwy 491 North, Shiprock, NM, 87420. Phone: (505) 368-6001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Costello, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2012-053, 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 Katherine Costello, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Costello, MD had 1,615 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.