William James Curtis
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM
William James Curtis is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1154959252, issued on Apr 1, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico MD2026-0469, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William James Curtis
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD2026-0469 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Msc 10-5600, 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-4107
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (505) 272-8098
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William James Curtis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2026-0469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
- Meloxicam14 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: $2,632.31
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
William James Curtis among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
William James Curtis is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% 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 95% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 95% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 141 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Chafey, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311326272584
- Paul Echols, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311508872185
- Rick Gehlert, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311316952864
- Carl Gilmore, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311003012493
- Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSCAlbuquerque, NM 871311053796391
- Isaac Kim, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311609045764
- Gordon Lee, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311144676941
- Joanne Abby Marasigan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311750709457
Common questions
What is William James Curtis's NPI number?
William James Curtis's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154959252, issued on Apr 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William James Curtis located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc 10-5600, 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William James Curtis's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2026-0469, 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 James Curtis prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William James Curtis had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.