Nathan Elwood Huff, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rio Rancho, NM
Nathan Elwood Huff, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and NPI 1609307339, issued on Mar 24, 2017. Check the license (New Mexico MD2022-1189, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Elwood Huff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD2022-1189 NM
A174909 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Unser Blvd SE Ste 08100, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505) 253-6100
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230613000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2400 Unser Blvd SE Ste 08100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelsey Duval, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144118761
- Shawn Wallace, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124614706
Verify Nathan Elwood Huff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2022-1189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
516 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 140 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt107 claims
- Meloxicam96 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl95 claims
- Gabapentin70 claims
- Ibuprofen51 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $939.61
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRio Rancho, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Elwood Huff among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
Nathan Elwood Huff, MD is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 93% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 141 in New Mexico → Every provider in Rio Rancho → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shawn Baker, M.D.Rio Rancho, NM 871241942313689
- Matthew Morin, M.D.Rio Rancho, NM 871241841605086
- David Chafey, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311326272584
- Paul Echols, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311508872185
- Rick Gehlert, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311316952864
- Carl Gilmore, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311003012493
- Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSCAlbuquerque, NM 871311053796391
- Isaac Kim, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311609045764
Common questions
What is Nathan Elwood Huff, MD's NPI number?
Nathan Elwood Huff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609307339, issued on Mar 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Elwood Huff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Unser Blvd SE Ste 08100, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 253-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Elwood Huff, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2022-1189, 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 Nathan Elwood Huff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Elwood Huff, MD had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathan Elwood Huff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.