NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melynda Lopez, CNM

Advanced Practice Midwife · Albuquerque, NM

Melynda Lopez, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1902296106, issued on Jan 27, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico 693, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902296106
Name
Melynda Lopez
Credential
CNM
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
License number
693 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4705 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone
(505) 727-4505
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2015
Record last updated
May 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(505) 727-4505
Medicaid ID
98173243 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150604000753); 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 4705 Montgomery Blvd NE

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

  1. Ana Acosta, PHARMDPharmacist1427708221
  2. Katheryne Barron, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1376884759
  3. Dorothy Beach, CNMMidwife1639192826
  4. Brenda Beck, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1275863631
  5. Ruby Bendersky, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598868119
  6. Tambra Bensch, CNMMidwife1528091014

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $177.56

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melynda Lopez$177.56
  2. Specialty average$204.49

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM

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

Melynda Lopez among 188 advanced practice midwife records in New Mexico

Melynda Lopez, CNM is one of 188 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in New Mexico. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2015 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 367A00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Practice Midwife providers in New Mexico

There are 188 advanced practice midwife records in New Mexico.

The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda Beck, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091275863631
  2. Christina Chaney, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091487998639
  3. Nicolle Gonzales, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091992084164
  4. Aristotle Griego-Marsh, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091013216878
  5. Alyson Haeger-Newe, CNM, FNPAlbuquerque, NM 871091699773093
  6. Janet Hardt, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091336191022
  7. Patricia Heinz, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871091093741985
  8. Thanh-Tam Ho, CNM, NPAlbuquerque, NM 871091316254162

Common questions

What is Melynda Lopez, CNM's NPI number?

Melynda Lopez, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902296106, issued on Jan 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melynda Lopez, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4705 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 727-4505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melynda Lopez, CNM's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 693, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Melynda Lopez, CNM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.