Richard A. Wachs, M.D.
Allergy Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Richard A. Wachs, M.D. is an allergy physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1619922622, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2016-0029, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Wachs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy Physician 207KA0200X
- License numbers
- MD2016-0029 NM
25MA075145 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 Lang Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Phone
- (505) 883-2574
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 265-4033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160314002452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Wachs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2016-0029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy physician in 2024
758 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 750 among the 645 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium104 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide103 claims
- Spiriva Respimat70 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa61 claims
- Azelastine Hcl54 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate49 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 5.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,338.15
54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $9,080.33 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
- Breatheamerica Albuquerque IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Allergy Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 3 allergy physician records in New Mexico.
Other allergy physician records in New Mexico
- Porfinio Romero, CNPAlbuquerque, NM1396047957
- Welman Shrader, M.D.Santa Fe, NM1164607982
Common questions
What is Richard A. Wachs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard A. Wachs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619922622, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Wachs, M.D. 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 Richard A. Wachs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2016-0029, 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 Richard A. Wachs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Wachs, M.D. had 758 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among allergy physician prescribers was 750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard A. Wachs, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 5.1 of 100. 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.