NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William L. Pollard, MD

Specialist · Alamogordo, NM

William L. Pollard, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and NPI 1538165147, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico 20030783, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538165147
Name
William L. Pollard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
20030783 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2669 Scenic Dr, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone
(575) 443-7403
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(575) 443-7434
Medicaid ID
70734011 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040316000271); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 2669 Scenic Dr

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

  1. Muawia Abujaber, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1962195024
  2. Grace Amoke, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932894722
  3. Naveed AsgharFamily Medicine Physician1548150972
  4. Arthur Austin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457394009
  5. Leah BacunganNurse Practitioner1427982594
  6. David Beauchamp, MDAnesthesiology Physician1205822897

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. William Pollard109
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Metoclopramide Hcl45 claims
  2. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes29 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Otero County Hospital AssociationAlamogordo, NM

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

William L. Pollard among 397 specialist records in New Mexico

William L. Pollard, MD is one of 397 specialist records with a practice address in New Mexico. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 1987 among the 22 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 88% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in New Mexico

There are 397 specialist records in New Mexico.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Frost, M.D.Alamogordo, NM 883101275575383
  2. Daniel Josefosky, CHT, LPN, EMTAlamogordo, NM 883101750658209
  3. Brenda KuehlAlamogordo, NM 883101326469164
  4. Gregory Richardson, MD, F.A.C.S.Alamogordo, NM 883101811994221
  5. Sharon Weaver, RN, MRTAlamogordo, NM 883101215293899
  6. Gail Melpolder, COMS, CLVT, CRCLa Luz, NM 883371598097123
  7. Mary Barnett, OTRuidoso, NM 883451780981308
  8. Monica DavalosRuidoso, NM 883451326807751

Common questions

What is William L. Pollard, MD's NPI number?

William L. Pollard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538165147, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William L. Pollard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2669 Scenic Dr, Alamogordo, NM, 88310. Phone: (575) 443-7403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William L. Pollard, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 20030783, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William L. Pollard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William L. Pollard, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William L. Pollard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.