NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1548897994, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico MD2025-0810, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548897994
Name
Mikiyas Teshome Desta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD2025-0810 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5901 Harper Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone
(505) 823-8200
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2026
Fax
(505) 823-8579
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5901 Harper Dr NE

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

  1. Mary Terese Anangfac, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114408754
  2. Kaitlin Aulie, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811434731
  3. Carol Beadle, NPNurse Practitioner1154835668
  4. Joseph Bergsten, MDFamily Medicine Physician1760825186
  5. Kevin Bettencourt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730496977
  6. Rachael Bettencourt, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1568767267

Verify Mikiyas Teshome Desta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

215 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.

  1. Mikiyas Teshome Desta215
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Anoro Ellipta34 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate18 claims
  4. Incruse Ellipta17 claims
  5. Trelegy Ellipta14 claims
  6. Ofev13 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.

Mikiyas Teshome Desta among 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico

Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD is one of 62 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 98% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 98% of these records are older, 0% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Dorf, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091477571131
  2. Cory Hicks, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871091588863450
  3. Daniel Nazon, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091386676476
  4. Arjan Flora, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871081740541002
  5. Robert Goldstein, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871081598788606
  6. Sarah Medrek, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871081407141815
  7. Toru NyunoyaAlbuquerque, NM 871081851368856
  8. Miguel Pellerano, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871101043257520

Common questions

What is Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD's NPI number?

Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548897994, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Harper Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 823-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2025-0810, 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 Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mikiyas Teshome Desta, MD had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.