NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in New Mexico

56,801 individual NPPES records list a practice address in New Mexico, 2,686 per 100,000 residents, above the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 328 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the New Mexico Medical Board search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; HHS-OIG LEIE of Sep 10, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).
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Family Medicine is New Mexico's largest physician specialty

6,877 records in New Mexico list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its New Mexico list:

  1. Family Medicine1,287
  2. Internal Medicine770
  3. Emergency Medicine517
  4. Pediatrics453
  5. Psychiatry300
  6. Anesthesiology269
  7. Surgery236
  8. Diagnostic Radiology235

Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Across every provider type, Behavior Technician is the largest group

  1. Behavior Technician5,599
  2. Case Manager/Care Coordinator3,362
  3. Mental Health Counselor2,722
  4. Clinical Social Worker2,526
  5. Speech-Language Pathologist1,997
  6. Pharmacist1,961
  7. Counselor1,943
  8. Students in training1,730

Albuquerque has the most records

  1. Albuquerque24,162
  2. Las Cruces5,468
  3. Santa Fe4,551
  4. Rio Rancho2,171
  5. Gallup2,067
  6. Farmington1,590
  7. Alamogordo1,354
  8. Clovis1,182

Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.

307 New Mexico entries on the federal exclusion list

14.5 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in New Mexico: conviction for a program-related crime. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →

  1. Conviction for a program-related crime127
  2. License revoked, suspended or surrendered95
  3. Conviction for patient abuse or neglect45
  4. Felony conviction for health care fraud13
  5. Default on a health education loan9

Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a New Mexico address, five most common authorities.

The 30 New Mexico cities with the most records

  1. Albuquerque24,162
  2. Las Cruces5,468
  3. Santa Fe4,551
  4. Rio Rancho2,171
  5. Gallup2,067
  6. Farmington1,590
  7. Alamogordo1,354
  8. Clovis1,182
  9. Roswell1,025
  10. Taos887
  11. Hobbs803
  12. Los Lunas739
  13. Las Vegas675
  14. Silver City640
  15. Espanola610
  16. Carlsbad597
  17. Shiprock497
  18. Portales367
  19. Los Alamos324
  20. Santa Teresa320
  21. Ruidoso302
  22. Anthony291
  23. Belen285
  24. Deming268
  25. Raton268
  26. Artesia251
  27. Socorro221
  28. Bernalillo202
  29. Lovington191
  30. Tucumcari185

Common questions

How many healthcare providers are in New Mexico?

56,801 individual NPPES records list a practice address in New Mexico, under 481 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.

What is the most common physician specialty in New Mexico?

Family Medicine, with 1,287 records, followed by internal medicine (770). Across every provider type the largest group is Behavior Technician (5,599 records).

How do I find a doctor in New Mexico?

Open a physician specialty above for its New Mexico list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to NM. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.

The largest states

  1. California974,315
  2. New York545,291
  3. Florida470,495
  4. Texas433,013
  5. Ohio327,042

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Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.

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.