NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Mariano Cerda, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Luis Mariano Cerda, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1780944702, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1195, 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
1780944702
Name
Luis Mariano Cerda
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD2023-1195 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone
(505) 843-2525
Enumerated
May 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2025
Fax
(505) 843-2819
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230818001041); accepts Medicare assignment
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 502 Elm St NE

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

  1. Eliana AcostaFamily Nurse Practitioner1134902109
  2. Michael Adjei-Poku, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1528050465
  3. Yaw Adjei-Poku, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1386872745
  4. Cristina Allcorn, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1306228283
  5. Elicia Aragon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356641724
  6. Gretchen Bailey-Cahana, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629348115

Verify Luis Mariano Cerda 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Cerda44
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin19 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $10,632.39

68 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Cerda$10,632
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
  2. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Luis Mariano Cerda among 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Mexico

Luis Mariano Cerda, MD is one of 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 70% 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 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 90% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 11 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 20 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dana Booth, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021558511469
  2. Brian Castlemain, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871021285726802
  3. William Deane, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021568464600
  4. Richard Gerety, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021942204292
  5. David Joyce, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021558416115
  6. Daniel Maoz-Metzl, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021245533108
  7. Fenton McCarthy, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021114245032
  8. Leah McKinnon, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871021023051513

Common questions

What is Luis Mariano Cerda, MD's NPI number?

Luis Mariano Cerda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780944702, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Mariano Cerda, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 843-2525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Mariano Cerda, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1195, 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 Luis Mariano Cerda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Mariano Cerda, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.