Samantha Baca, P.A.-C.
Physician Assistant · Albuquerque, NM
Samantha Baca, P.A.-C. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1659504728, issued on Aug 24, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico PA2014-0073, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Baca
- Credential
- P.A.-C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA2014-0073 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1821 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
- Phone
- (505) 255-1228
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Fax
- (505) 255-1394
- Medicaid ID
- 77330811 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141218000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Baca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license PA2014-0073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
965 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
- Lisinopril35 claims
- Losartan Potassium30 claims
- Pregabalin27 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): 85.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Baca among 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico
Samantha Baca, P.A.-C. is one of 847 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 32% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 521 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
494 physician assistant records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 494 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Baca, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?
Samantha Baca, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659504728, issued on Aug 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Baca, P.A.-C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110. Phone: (505) 255-1228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Baca, P.A.-C.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number PA2014-0073, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Baca, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Baca, P.A.-C. had 965 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Baca, P.A.-C.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.