Michael H. Kaufman, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Taos, NM
Michael H. Kaufman, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Taos, New Mexico, and NPI 1851336986, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 71-161, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael H. Kaufman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 71-161 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1399 Weimer RD, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone
- (505) 758-2224
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091228000032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1967
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael H. Kaufman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 71-161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
8,815 Medicare Part D claims for 742 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 783 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium869 claims
- Lisinopril379 claims
- Metformin Hcl341 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl320 claims
- Omeprazole290 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium277 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $138.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Taos Medical Group P ATaos, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael H. Kaufman among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Michael H. Kaufman, MD 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1967 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Taos
They are 8 of the 887 NPPES records with a practice address in Taos, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin DohertyTaos, NM 875711780614933
- John Foster, MDTaos, NM 875711619912862
- Jemery Kaufman, M.D.Taos, NM 875711396703666
- Ashley Pond, MDTaos, NM 875711023075504
- Howard Waitzkin, MDTaos, NM 875711770598245
- Robert WhiteTaos, NM 875711760427892
- Mary Jo Young, MDTaos, NM 875711386771954
- Melissa Gomez, MDOhkay Owingeh, NM 875661134327661
Common questions
What is Michael H. Kaufman, MD's NPI number?
Michael H. Kaufman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851336986, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael H. Kaufman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1399 Weimer RD, Taos, NM, 87571. Phone: (505) 758-2224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael H. Kaufman, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 71-161, 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 H. Kaufman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael H. Kaufman, MD had 8,815 Medicare Part D claims for 742 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.