NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1083117840, issued on Mar 17, 2018. Check the license (New Mexico MD2021-0798, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083117840
Name
Vanessa Elaine Josef
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD2021-0798 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Msc 10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-4751
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2025
Fax
(505) 272-8700
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Msc 10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander FerberStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841819083
  2. James Kelly, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1336637149
  3. Umair Khan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1679101828
  4. Gina Miller, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427554260
  5. Abu Baker SheikhInternal Medicine Physician1508362237
  6. Kathryn Welch, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1790281608

Verify Vanessa Elaine Josef in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

167 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Josef167
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
  2. Incruse Ellipta15 claims
  3. Stiolto Respimat15 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta12 claims
  5. Azithromycin11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $192.48

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vanessa Josef$192.48
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vanessa Elaine Josef among 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico

Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD is one of 62 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 62 pulmonary disease physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sara Assaf, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311396150397
  2. Helen Busby, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311942215405
  3. Richard Crowell, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311891701454
  4. Oleh Hnatiuk, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311811909278
  5. Lana Melendres-Groves, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311548309537
  6. Pope Moseley, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311467467936
  7. Sumit Patel, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311740743210
  8. Elyce Sheehan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311720498892

Common questions

What is Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD's NPI number?

Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083117840, issued on Mar 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc 10-5550 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2021-0798, 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 Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Elaine Josef, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.