NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) in New Mexico

30 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) with a practice address in New Mexico, 1.4 per 100,000 residents, the 21st highest rate of 51. Albuquerque and Santa Fe have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the New Mexico license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163WL0100X · method

Albuquerque has the most, 14

Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) records in New Mexico

  1. Genine Abeyta, BSN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871061992693592
  2. Alicia Balok, RN, IBCLCGrants, NM 870201376149062
  3. Sarah Chapman, RNAlbuquerque, NM 871061386470581
  4. Michelle Cordova, RN, IBCLCGallup, NM 873051265291074
  5. Lila Egan Callaghan, RN, IBCLCSanta Fe, NM 875051407537715
  6. Condola Garrett, RN IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871141477203354
  7. Natalie Heckroth, RNC, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871061508685330
  8. Amy HernandezAlbuquerque, NM 871201922692664
  9. Sophie Huffman, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871061891454732
  10. Ann Lown, RNSanta Fe, NM 875051356559058
  11. Kimberly LuskRoswell, NM 882011972926962
  12. Destiny MaestasEspanola, NM 875321598615064
  13. Melissa Micheletti, BSN, RN, CLCClovis, NM 881011982206512
  14. Lillian Miller, RN, IBCLCSanta Fe, NM 875051215501895
  15. Lynda MillerAlbuquerque, NM 871221831619840
  16. Lauren Oberholser, RN, IBCLCLos Ranchos, NM 871071366885758
  17. Raelyn Ogaz, IBCLCLas Cruces, NM 880111134825334
  18. Teresa Paez, RN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871091285148072
  19. Heather Powell, RNClovis, NM 881011710329768
  20. Barbara Pratt, RN, IBCLCGallup, NM 873011467877597
  21. Christine Reecer, RN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871121891343547
  22. Amy SalazarAlbuquerque, NM 871141912765447
  23. Leyla Salvo, RN, IBCLCRoswell, NM 882011114758257
  24. Stephanie Sanchez, RN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871091922438092
  25. Elizabeth Schichtel, RN, IBCLC, RLCShiprock, NM 874201629262928
  26. Susan Shafer, RN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871091770097172
  27. Kimberly Smetzer, LLCPLas Cruces, NM 880111649818725
  28. Deborah StaffordVado, NM 880721982253902
  29. Gloria Viera, RNC, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871141073046405
  30. Sharon Williard, RN, IBCLCAlbuquerque, NM 871111174116131

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

New Mexico ranks 21 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska1.5
  2. Tennessee1.4
  3. North Carolina1.4
  4. New Mexico1.4
  5. New Jersey1.4
  6. Missouri1.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WL0100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

30 NPPES records list lactation consultant (registered nurse) (163WL0100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in New Mexico: 1.4 per 100,000 residents against 1.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Albuquerque has 14 of them (47%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Vermont30
  2. Idaho32
  3. Kentucky27
  4. Rhode Island27

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina1.4
  2. Tennessee1.4
  3. New Jersey1.4
  4. Missouri1.4

The largest states

  1. California443
  2. Texas321
  3. New York237
  4. Florida208
  5. Illinois202

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.