NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Chavez, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Albuquerque, NM

William R. Chavez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1477173821, issued on Apr 24, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1180, 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
1477173821
Name
William R. Chavez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD2023-1180 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 272-5062
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230821002006); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE

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

  1. Bessie Abraham, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1053790709
  2. Aaron Abramowski, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1760832869
  3. Katherine Adam, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1245941053
  4. Kari Adams, APRNCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1609267434
  5. Irene Agostini, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467418475
  6. Lucas AkesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255932547

Verify William R. Chavez 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Chavez24
  2. Specialty average226

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. Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM

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

William R. Chavez among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico

William R. Chavez, MD is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 90% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

302 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albuquerque

They are 302 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Irene Agostini, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061467418475
  2. Lesley Barbour, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061265474332
  3. Darren Braude, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061891766226
  4. Patrick Craddock, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061477518710
  5. Daniel Dobbins, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871061093737678
  6. Cathy Drake, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061508818543
  7. Stephanie Gardner, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061063447274
  8. Andrew Kalishman, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061609898196

Common questions

What is William R. Chavez, MD's NPI number?

William R. Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477173821, issued on Apr 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Chavez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 272-5062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William R. Chavez, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1180, 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 William R. Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Chavez, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.