Ricardo J. Ortega, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Ricardo J. Ortega, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1982694824, issued on Oct 23, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico 81-280, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo J. Ortega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 81-280 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5519 Rabadi Castle Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114
- Phone
- (505) 833-5091
- Enumerated
- Oct 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (505) 352-6857
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ricardo J. Ortega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 81-280Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
- Sertraline Hcl34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Divalproex Sodium25 claims
- Donepezil Hcl22 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.
Ricardo J. Ortega among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Ricardo J. Ortega, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
484 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 484 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo J. Ortega, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo J. Ortega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982694824, issued on Oct 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo J. Ortega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5519 Rabadi Castle Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114. Phone: (505) 833-5091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo J. Ortega, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 81-280, 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 Ricardo J. Ortega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo J. Ortega, MD had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.