NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wendi Lashea Darag, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM

Wendi Lashea Darag, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1477871598, issued on May 13, 2010. Check the license (New Mexico MD2013-0836, 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
1477871598
Name
Wendi Lashea Darag
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD2013-0836 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 E Lohman Ave Ste D, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone
(575) 652-4426
Enumerated
May 13, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(575) 222-0025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160303000267); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Wendi Lashea Darag 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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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Wendi Darag1,031
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine96 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  4. Synthroid51 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl40 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate34 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

  1. Health And Human Services CommissionEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Wendi Lashea Darag among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico

Wendi Lashea Darag, 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 2010, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces

They are 52 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Talha Khan, MDLas Cruces, NM 880011609368455
  2. Hector Lerma, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880011457747289
  3. Ramon Valles GamezLas Cruces, NM 880011588302434
  4. Judi Voelz, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880031225382427
  5. Patricia Andrews, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880051659403152
  6. Eugene Marciniak, MDLas Cruces, NM 880051407830458
  7. Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880071184008153
  8. Jose Mendez Ramirez, MDLas Cruces, NM 880071841498375

Common questions

What is Wendi Lashea Darag, MD's NPI number?

Wendi Lashea Darag, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477871598, issued on May 13, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wendi Lashea Darag, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E Lohman Ave Ste D, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Phone: (575) 652-4426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wendi Lashea Darag, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2013-0836, 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 Wendi Lashea Darag, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wendi Lashea Darag, MD had 1,031 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.