Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH
Ophthalmology Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1740642891, issued on Mar 27, 2016. Check the license (New Mexico MD2021-0254, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katia Elizabeth Chavez
- Credential
- MD MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD2021-0254 NM
ME145600 FL
35.140734 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5150 Journal Center Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Phone
- (505) 262-3937
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210614001478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5150 Journal Center Blvd NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katia Elizabeth Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2021-0254Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,182 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost694 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate239 claims
- Restasis186 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol164 claims
- Timolol Maleate96 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate93 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $144.97
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Optumcare New Mexico LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katia Elizabeth Chavez among 105 ophthalmology physician records in New Mexico
Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH is one of 105 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 105 ophthalmology physician records in New Mexico.
All 105 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randolph Black, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091497736870
- Charles Chiang, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091154321156
- Alfonso De La Torre, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091295717833
- Michael Dimonaco, D.O.Albuquerque, NM 871091295720621
- Frank Durso, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091275528606
- Hal Hudson, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091700876679
- Mark Lesher, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091376533240
- Frank Mares, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091316932437
Common questions
What is Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH's NPI number?
Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740642891, issued on Mar 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5150 Journal Center Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 262-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2021-0254, 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 Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH had 2,182 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katia Elizabeth Chavez, MD MPH's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.