Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Espanola, NM
Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Espanola, New Mexico, and NPI 1447403456, issued on Nov 4, 2008. Check the license (New Mexico MD2012-0505, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Diane Sugar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD2012-0505 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Spruce Street, Espanola, NM 87532
- Phone
- (505) 753-7111
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2024
- Fax
- (053) 670-2885
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120828000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1010 Spruce Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Diane Sugar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2012-0505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 83.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesClovis, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Diane Sugar among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Espanola
They are 7 of the 610 NPPES records with a practice address in Espanola, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Aguilar, MDEspanola, NM 875321710015433
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- Stacey Lambeth, M.D.Espanola, NM 875321952796872
- Kalu Long, MDEspanola, NM 875321770119679
- Rajan Mirchandani, MDEspanola, NM 875321295829679
- William Ryan, MDEspanola, NM 875321326076753
- Cecilia Chao, M.D.Dulce, NM 875281881608487
- William Blevins, MDTaos Ski Valley, NM 875251992762439
Common questions
What is Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447403456, issued on Nov 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Spruce Street, Espanola, NM, 87532. Phone: (505) 753-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2012-0505, 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 Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D. had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Diane Sugar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.