Russell J. Clark, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hobbs, NM
Russell J. Clark, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hobbs, New Mexico, and NPI 1740232156, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1644, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell J. Clark
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD2023-1644 NM
L8016 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5419 N Lovington Hwy Ste 31, Hobbs, NM 88240
- Phone
- (575) 392-5191
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2025
- Fax
- (575) 492-1881
- Medicaid ID
- 191836903 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240117000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5419 N Lovington Hwy Ste 31
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Russell J. Clark in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2023-1644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
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: $389.66
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Covenant Medical GroupHobbs, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell J. Clark among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
Russell J. Clark, MD is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 141 in New Mexico → Every provider in Hobbs → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jarvis Earl, MDHobbs, NM 882401336234616
- John Harmston, MDHobbs, NM 882401346203346
- Edward Jonassen, MDHobbs, NM 882401336183565
- Robert Wolf, M.D.Hobbs, NM 882401912974932
- Marshall Baca, M.D.Carlsbad, NM 882201376520601
- Gustavo Barrazueta, M.D.Carlsbad, NM 882201154701670
- Donald Malone, M.D.Carlsbad, NM 882201750323796
- Titus Plomaritis, M.D.Carlsbad, NM 882201780603738
Common questions
What is Russell J. Clark, MD's NPI number?
Russell J. Clark, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740232156, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell J. Clark, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5419 N Lovington Hwy Ste 31, Hobbs, NM, 88240. Phone: (575) 392-5191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell J. Clark, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1644, 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 Russell J. Clark, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell J. Clark, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.