Philip Keith Ernest, MD
Surgery Physician · Farmington, NM
Philip Keith Ernest, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Farmington, New Mexico, and NPI 1780024174, issued on Jun 28, 2013. Check the license (New Mexico MD2018-0437, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Keith Ernest
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD2018-0437 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 735 W Animas St, Farmington, NM 87401
- Phone
- (505) 609-6300
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 609-6301
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180904000159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 236 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 735 W Animas St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Boyd, MDSurgery Physician1770734576
- Reece Boyd, M.D.Surgery Physician1871020529
- Ryan BozzellNurse Practitioner1447722657
- Amanda Dunn, DNP, APRN-NPNurse Practitioner1811427008
- Lindsay Jobe, M.D.Surgery Physician1477966505
- Maureen Mannas, MDSurgery Physician1275060329
Verify Philip Keith Ernest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2018-0437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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): 82.5 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: $1,609.52
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- San Juan Regional Medical Center, Inc.Farmington, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Philip Keith Ernest among 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico
Philip Keith Ernest, MD is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 236 in New Mexico → Every provider in Farmington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Boyd, MDFarmington, NM 874011770734576
- Reece Boyd, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011871020529
- Paul Cutler, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011205112661
- David Dunworth, D.O.Farmington, NM 874011245341635
- Marc Flitter, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011649203266
- Dwayne Gibbs, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011316073141
- Lindsay Jobe, M.D.Farmington, NM 874011477966505
- Damon Kalcich, D.O.Farmington, NM 874011558571851
Common questions
What is Philip Keith Ernest, MD's NPI number?
Philip Keith Ernest, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780024174, issued on Jun 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Keith Ernest, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 735 W Animas St, Farmington, NM, 87401. Phone: (505) 609-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Keith Ernest, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2018-0437, 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 Philip Keith Ernest, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Keith Ernest, MD had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Philip Keith Ernest, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.5 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.