Michael Thomas Bestawros
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Michael Thomas Bestawros is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1699909879, issued on May 4, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico MD2014-0521, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Thomas Bestawros
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- MD2014-0521 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 841-1000
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 843-2592
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140731001409); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records → All 14 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 502 Elm St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Yaw Adjei-Poku, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1386872745
- Cristina Allcorn, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1306228283
- Elicia Aragon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356641724
- Gretchen Bailey-Cahana, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629348115
Verify Michael Thomas Bestawros in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2014-0521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
1,764 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis517 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate188 claims
- Carvedilol168 claims
- Flecainide Acetate156 claims
- Clopidogrel68 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate63 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.
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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15,809.62
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Thomas Bestawros among 14 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in New Mexico
Michael Thomas Bestawros is one of 14 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 64% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 14 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in New Mexico.
All 14 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yaw Adjei-Poku, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871021386872745
- Kathleen Blake, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021649272808
- Luis Constantin, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021740284082
- Michael Hoskins, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871021386671766
- Sean Mazer, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871021821025545
- Sandeep NairAlbuquerque, NM 871021326539420
- Fernando Tondato, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871021205048071
- Michael Gardner, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061831517242
Common questions
What is Michael Thomas Bestawros's NPI number?
Michael Thomas Bestawros's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699909879, issued on May 4, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Thomas Bestawros located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 841-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Thomas Bestawros's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2014-0521, 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 Michael Thomas Bestawros prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Thomas Bestawros had 1,764 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Thomas Bestawros'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.