Thomas Decoster, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Thomas Decoster, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1154337715, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 86-210, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Decoster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 86-210 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-1623
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Decoster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 86-210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
Industry payments in 2024: $181.58
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Thomas Decoster among 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Mexico
Thomas Decoster, MD is one of 117 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 78% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 117 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Mexico.
All 117 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammed AlkubeysiAlbuquerque, NM 871311770923419
- Paul Andre, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311710220611
- Amir Axelrod, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311174662175
- Phillip Camp, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311710229638
- Gerald Anthony Charlton, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311154337806
- Paul Cochran, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311114933868
- Gerald Demarest, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311063428621
- Milton Icenogle, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311083629547
Common questions
What is Thomas Decoster, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Decoster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154337715, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Decoster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-1623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Decoster, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 86-210, 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.
What is Thomas Decoster, MD'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.