Paula L. Hensley, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Paula L. Hensley, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1811903487, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 95-73, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula L. Hensley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 95-73 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Msc09 5030 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-8244
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Fax
- (505) 272-4639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070829000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula L. Hensley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 95-73Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
601 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam63 claims
- Lorazepam52 claims
- Bupropion Xl33 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Prazosin Hcl31 claims
- Trazodone Hcl30 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): 85.2 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: $343.93
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula L. Hensley among 300 psychiatry physician records in New Mexico
Paula L. Hensley, MD is one of 300 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 37% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 111 with a school on file
- 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 2084P0800X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 300 psychiatry physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Paula L. Hensley, MD's NPI number?
Paula L. Hensley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811903487, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula L. Hensley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc09 5030 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-8244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula L. Hensley, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 95-73, 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 Paula L. Hensley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula L. Hensley, MD had 601 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paula L. Hensley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.