Lydia Kakuze
Pharmacist · Portales, NM
Lydia Kakuze is a pharmacist with a practice address in Portales, New Mexico, and NPI 1265979470, issued on Jan 25, 2017. Check the license (New Mexico RP00008650, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Kakuze
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License numbers
- RP00008650 NM
S022289 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1604 E Spruce St, Portales, NM 88130
- Phone
- (575) 359-3435
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 359-3431
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1604 E Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- John McKay, RPHPharmacist1669896247
- Fidelis OnohPharmacist1588298830
- Nisha Shah, RPHPharmacist1942604889
Verify Lydia Kakuze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license RP00008650Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
42 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix23 claims
- Arexvy12 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.
Lydia Kakuze among 1,961 pharmacist records in New Mexico
Lydia Kakuze is one of 1,961 pharmacist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 pharmacist records list a practice address in Portales
They are 9 of the 367 NPPES records with a practice address in Portales, and 1,961 pharmacist records in New Mexico.
All 1,961 in New Mexico → Every provider in Portales → Pharmacist nationwide →
The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alfred Baca, REGISTERED PHARMACISPortales, NM 881301912059304
- Rhiannon Baker, DOCTOR OF PHARMACYPortales, NM 881301992104772
- Kyle Boydston, RPHPortales, NM 881301093139669
- Ladawna Brooks, RPHPortales, NM 881301760001184
- Connor Doolittle, PHARMDPortales, NM 881301205302940
- John McKay, RPHPortales, NM 881301669896247
- Fidelis OnohPortales, NM 881301588298830
- Nisha Shah, RPHPortales, NM 881301942604889
Common questions
What is Lydia Kakuze's NPI number?
Lydia Kakuze's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265979470, issued on Jan 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Kakuze located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1604 E Spruce St, Portales, NM, 88130. Phone: (575) 359-3435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Kakuze's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number RP00008650, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lydia Kakuze prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Kakuze had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.