Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1568438752, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 88-240, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leroy Arnold Pacheco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 88-240 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1617 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 341-4148
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (505) 345-9914
- Medicaid ID
- 12375 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100115000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 49 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1617 University Blvd NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jacqueline Dean, MDRheumatology Physician1184690364
Verify Leroy Arnold Pacheco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 88-240Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,891 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate688 claims
- Prednisone653 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen414 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate404 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Tramadol Hcl199 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): 96.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,001.92
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Albuquerque Center For Rheumatology PCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leroy Arnold Pacheco among 49 rheumatology physician records in New Mexico
Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD is one of 49 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 34 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RR0500X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 49 rheumatology physician records in New Mexico.
All 49 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacqueline Dean, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021184690364
- Roderick Fields, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061952339681
- Morvarid Kavosh, M.DAlbuquerque, NM 871061114500253
- Maheswari Muruganandam, MBBSAlbuquerque, NM 871061548609852
- Frank Osullivan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061043243629
- Kimberly Reiter, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061427253731
- Albert Rizzoli, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061881690071
- Wilmer Sibbitt, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061598770059
Common questions
What is Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD's NPI number?
Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568438752, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1617 University Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 341-4148. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 88-240, 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 Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD had 5,891 Medicare Part D claims for 607 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leroy Arnold Pacheco, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 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.