NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1780940908, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2016-0059, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780940908
Name
Leslie Lou Chavez
Credential
M.D. PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD2016-0059 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Msc 09 5030, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-2223
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(505) 272-4639
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160830000397); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2012
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 Msc 09 5030

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

  1. Caitlin ArmijoPsychiatry Physician1285098657
  2. Rebecca Ezechukwu, PH.D,Clinical Psychologist1760791636
  3. Tomoko Hamma, D.O., PH.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1356768238
  4. Kurt Johnson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1063830149
  5. Jeremy Miller, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114260916
  6. Tiffany Pendleton, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1811211568

Verify Leslie Lou Chavez 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Leslie Chavez53
  2. Specialty average1,000

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

  1. Mccd FL Psychiatry Services PAAlbuquerque, NM

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

Leslie Lou Chavez among 300 psychiatry physician records in New Mexico

Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D. is one of 300 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 37% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 111 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 2084P0800X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 300 psychiatry physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deborah Dellmore, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311275548737
  2. Raymond Franchini, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311508871054
  3. Donald Geeze, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311407861958
  4. Roberto Gomez, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311750303251
  5. Paula Hensley, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311811903487
  6. Anju Jaiswal, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311003837246
  7. Samual Keith, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311073529657
  8. Tamara Kodis, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311912912478

Common questions

What is Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D.'s NPI number?

Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780940908, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc 09 5030, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-2223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2016-0059, 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 Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leslie Lou Chavez, M.D. PH.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.