Tsering Sherpa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hobbs, NM
Tsering Sherpa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hobbs, New Mexico, and NPI 1770543209, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD20050410, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tsering Sherpa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD20050410 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5419 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240
- Phone
- (505) 492-5648
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 492-5647
- Medicaid ID
- 98732251 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050615000751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tsering Sherpa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD20050410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
380 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate50 claims
- Potassium Chloride21 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Furosemide15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ess Hospitalist LLCSilver City, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tsering Sherpa among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Tsering Sherpa, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hobbs
They are 9 of the 803 NPPES records with a practice address in Hobbs, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Tsering Sherpa, MD's NPI number?
Tsering Sherpa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770543209, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tsering Sherpa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5419 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM, 88240. Phone: (505) 492-5648. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tsering Sherpa, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD20050410, 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 Tsering Sherpa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tsering Sherpa, MD had 380 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.