Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D.
Optometrist · Crownpoint, NM
Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and NPI 1316356884, issued on Aug 8, 2014. Check the license with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 15024 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Highway Junction 57, Route 9, Crownpoint, NM 87313
- Phone
- (505) 786-5291
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230825000083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Highway Junction 57, Route 9
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tiffani Jackson, ODOptometrist1780161984
- Roger Studd, OD, MPHOptometrist1184140899
- Karen Tong, O.D.Optometrist1629325212
Verify Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of 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: $60.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Family Health Centers OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis among 333 optometrist records in New Mexico
Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D. is one of 333 optometrist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 185 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Crownpoint
They are 5 of the 76 NPPES records with a practice address in Crownpoint, and 333 optometrist records in New Mexico.
All 333 in New Mexico → Every provider in Crownpoint → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Davis, O.D.Crownpoint, NM 873131689670861
- Tiffani Jackson, ODCrownpoint, NM 873131780161984
- Roger Studd, OD, MPHCrownpoint, NM 873131184140899
- Karen Tong, O.D.Crownpoint, NM 873131629325212
- Steven Glover, O.D.Thoreau, NM 873231093743270
- Kandace Alfred, ODGallup, NM 873011740773043
- Justin Chin, O.D.Gallup, NM 873011750713566
- Tayde Contreras, ODGallup, NM 873011003590886
Common questions
What is Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316356884, issued on Aug 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Highway Junction 57, Route 9, Crownpoint, NM, 87313. Phone: (505) 786-5291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D.'s license?
Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nazret Gaim Weldeghiorgis, O.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.