Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Albuquerque, NM
Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1740507177, issued on Apr 25, 2010. Check the license (New Mexico PA2010-0023, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Michael Tapia
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA2010-0023 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 Lang Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Phone
- (505) 883-2574
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 265-4033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101029000769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Michael Tapia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license PA2010-0023Check 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 medical physician assistant in 2024
1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto210 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate193 claims
- Bumetanide166 claims
- Furosemide139 claims
- Carvedilol106 claims
- Spironolactone83 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: $1,255.25
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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 2 group practices
- Advanced Allergy Associates OF New Mexico IncAlbuquerque, NM
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Michael Tapia among 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico
Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C is one of 274 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2011 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in New Mexico
There are 274 medical physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C's NPI number?
Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740507177, issued on Apr 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 Lang Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109. Phone: (505) 883-2574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number PA2010-0023, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C had 1,705 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Michael Tapia, PA-C'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.