Steven L. Acosta, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Steven L. Acosta, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1861531865, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico MD2006-0789, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven L. Acosta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD2006-0789 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3485 Northrise Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 382-2161
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Fax
- (575) 382-2172
- Medicaid ID
- 95584722 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070912000723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3485 Northrise Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kalie Fairclough, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1053279380
- Rene Guerrero, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972581080
- Sherri Howell, DOFamily Medicine Physician1184730921
- Aaron Pfau, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1659683944
Verify Steven L. Acosta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2006-0789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,704 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril76 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate65 claims
- Prednisone57 claims
- Losartan Potassium51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium50 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): 71.8 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: $49.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 4 group practices
- Acosta Urgent CaresLas Cruces, NM
- Cura HealthcareAlbuquerque, NM
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRuidoso, NM
- Southwest Emergency Medical Associates OF NM PCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven L. Acosta among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
Steven L. Acosta, M.D. is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% 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 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Martin Boyd, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111437377058
- Peter Buffa, M.D., PALas Cruces, NM 880111073765087
- William Bussey, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063449106
- Oscar Castrejon, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111508020355
- William Einig, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111548471485
- Marcey Gillespie, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111326266032
- Thomas Lemke, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111194761494
- Todd Lucas, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111053422238
Common questions
What is Steven L. Acosta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven L. Acosta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861531865, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven L. Acosta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3485 Northrise Dr, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 382-2161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven L. Acosta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2006-0789, 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 Steven L. Acosta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven L. Acosta, M.D. had 1,704 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven L. Acosta, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.