Murugan Athigaman, MD
Surgery Physician · Carlsbad, NM
Murugan Athigaman, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and NPI 1588620488, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 2002-0399, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Murugan Athigaman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2002-0399 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2402 W Pierce St Ste 5C, Carlsbad, NM 88220
- Phone
- (575) 725-5755
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 725-5753
- Medicaid ID
- 6800874 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040729001492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2402 W Pierce St Ste 5C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Jones, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922761311
- Katherine Kleinsteuber, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780983304
Verify Murugan Athigaman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2002-0399Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate44 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes41 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Gavilyte-G30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte12 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): 89.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pecos Valley OF New Mexico LLCCarlsbad, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Murugan Athigaman, MD's NPI number?
Murugan Athigaman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588620488, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Murugan Athigaman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2402 W Pierce St Ste 5C, Carlsbad, NM, 88220. Phone: (575) 725-5755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Murugan Athigaman, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2002-0399, 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 Murugan Athigaman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Murugan Athigaman, MD had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Murugan Athigaman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.