NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Dougherty, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Taos, NM

William R. Dougherty, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Taos, New Mexico, and NPI 1497842512, issued on Oct 9, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2010-0793, 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
1497842512
Name
William R. Dougherty
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
MD2010-0793 NM
MD071147L PA
MD38986 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1331 Maestas RD, Taos, NM 87571
Phone
(575) 776-7806
Enumerated
Oct 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 23, 2023
Fax
(575) 224-7806
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110217000343); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1985
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 1331 Maestas RD

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

  1. Susan Akins, C.N.M.Midwife1023041035
  2. Alana Benjamin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457557878
  3. Bobbie Boyd, L.M.,C.P.M.Midwife1518154905
  4. Andrea Bustamante, ND, DOMNaturopath1972275113
  5. Dominique Cureton, ND, LDN, CNSNaturopath1184300550
  6. Kristen Graser, LM, CPMMidwife1447359161

Verify William R. Dougherty 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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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

42 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. William Dougherty42
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin17 claims
  2. Gabapentin12 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: $802.03

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Dougherty$802.03
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA
  2. Taos Whole Health Integrative Care, LLC.Taos, NM

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

William R. Dougherty among 20 plastic surgery physician records in New Mexico

William R. Dougherty, MD is one of 20 plastic surgery 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 20 plastic surgery physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Morton Goldstein, M.D.Santa Fe, NM 875051285964445
  2. James Green, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051376650002
  3. Avra Laarakker, M.D, M.SC, B.EDAlbuquerque, NM 871311669929485
  4. Scot Martin, MD. PC.Las Cruces, NM 880111013029776
  5. Ryan Kunkel, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871221144648627
  6. Cesar Cuadros, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871131124033600
  7. Richard Gobeille, M. D.Albuquerque, NM 871121043402274
  8. William Loutfy, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111659570950

Common questions

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

William R. Dougherty, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497842512, issued on Oct 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Dougherty, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1331 Maestas RD, Taos, NM, 87571. Phone: (575) 776-7806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2010-0793, 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. Dougherty, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Dougherty, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.