Megan Pignato
Hospitalist Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Megan Pignato is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1053949438, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-0194, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megan Pignato
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD2023-0194 NM
14218640-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Msc10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-6331
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (505) 272-0475
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250919000908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Msc10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Megan Pignato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2023-0194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
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 2 group practices
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCMyrtle Beach, SC
- University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Megan Pignato's NPI number?
Megan Pignato's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053949438, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megan Pignato located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megan Pignato's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-0194, 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 Megan Pignato prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megan Pignato had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.