Violet Galaz
Family Nurse Practitioner · Albuquerque, NM
Violet Galaz is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1275225773, issued on May 23, 2023. Check the license (New Mexico 2022140734, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Violet Galaz
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2022140734 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3620 Las Estancias Dr SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121
- Phone
- (505) 253-9600
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230828001993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Violet Galaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 2022140734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 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
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Violet Galaz among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Violet Galaz is one of 1,642 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
648 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 648 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Violet Galaz's NPI number?
Violet Galaz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275225773, issued on May 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Violet Galaz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3620 Las Estancias Dr SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87121. Phone: (505) 253-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Violet Galaz's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2022140734, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Violet Galaz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Violet Galaz had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.