Santana M. Fontana, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Santana M. Fontana, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1184718553, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 20020277, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santana M. Fontana
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20020277 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3436 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
- Phone
- (505) 462-7777
- Enumerated
- Oct 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 462-7880
- Medicaid ID
- 63871289 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100204000659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Santana M. Fontana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 20020277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,597 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 136 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium338 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium328 claims
- Losartan Potassium247 claims
- Gabapentin164 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate160 claims
- Lisinopril153 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): 83.8 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
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRio Rancho, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Santana M. Fontana among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Santana M. Fontana, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Santana M. Fontana, MD's NPI number?
Santana M. Fontana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184718553, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santana M. Fontana, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3436 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105. Phone: (505) 462-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santana M. Fontana, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 20020277, 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 Santana M. Fontana, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santana M. Fontana, MD had 4,597 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Santana M. Fontana, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.