NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1548309537, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico MD2007-0118, 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
1548309537
Name
Lana Melendres-Groves
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
MD2007-0118 NM
2004-0242 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Unm Hospital Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-1476
Enumerated
Feb 6, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110215000764); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2004
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 Unm Hospital Internal Medicine

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

  1. Amir Axelrod, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1174662175
  2. Nicole Emil, MDRheumatology Physician1437298452
  3. Darlene Gabaldon, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780723718
  4. Luis Garza, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225177256
  5. Diedre Hofinger, MDInfectious Disease Physician1336288372
  6. Charles Jenkins, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1043359086

Verify Lana Melendres-Groves 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. Lana Melendres-Groves212
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Opsumit58 claims
  2. Tadalafil49 claims
  3. Ambrisentan23 claims
  4. Sildenafil Citrate18 claims
  5. Adempas16 claims
  6. Tyvaso Dpi14 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): 85.2 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 score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $199,284.61

195 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lana Melendres-Groves$199,285
  2. Specialty average$5,160

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

  1. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Lana Melendres-Groves among 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD is one of 62 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 42 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sara Assaf, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311396150397
  2. Helen Busby, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311942215405
  3. Richard Crowell, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311891701454
  4. Oleh Hnatiuk, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311811909278
  5. Vanessa Josef, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311083117840
  6. Pope Moseley, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311467467936
  7. Sumit Patel, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311740743210
  8. Elyce Sheehan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311720498892

Common questions

What is Lana Melendres-Groves, MD's NPI number?

Lana Melendres-Groves, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548309537, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lana Melendres-Groves, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Unm Hospital Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-1476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lana Melendres-Groves, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2007-0118, 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 Lana Melendres-Groves, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lana Melendres-Groves, MD had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lana Melendres-Groves, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.

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