Rick Cardenas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Rick Cardenas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1902946726, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico 2001149, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick Cardenas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2001149 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6200 Coors Blvd. NW Ste A-8, Albuquerque, NM 87120
- Phone
- (505) 433-4007
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 433-4068
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060222000078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rick Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2001149Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 816 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl484 claims
- Lisinopril175 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen157 claims
- Gabapentin150 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium134 claims
- Metformin Hcl126 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $209.50
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Rick Cardenas among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Rick Cardenas, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 Rick Cardenas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rick Cardenas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902946726, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick Cardenas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6200 Coors Blvd. NW Ste A-8, Albuquerque, NM, 87120. Phone: (505) 433-4007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick Cardenas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2001149, 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 Rick Cardenas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick Cardenas, M.D. had 3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 235 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.