Dr. Richard A. Wachs, MD

Dr. Wachs practices at Surgical Specialty Care, LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Wachs' NPI, 1619922622, was assigned on May 24, 2006. Dr. Wachs graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1995. Dr. Wachs holds New Mexico license MD2016-0029.

Dr. Wachs' primary practice is Surgical Specialty Care, LLC, at 4901 Lang NE Ave, Albuquerque, NM 87109 in Bernalillo County. The practice phone is (505) 842-8171.

Dr. Wachs' primary practice is Surgical Specialty Care, LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The medical group on file is BreatheAmerica of Albuquerque. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wachs to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Wachs practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Allergy is Dr. Wachs' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207KA0200X. Dr. Wachs is board certified in allergy & immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dmand AI has Dr. Wachs' licenses on file in 5 states: New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, asthma, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, hives and immune deficiency disease among the conditions Dr. Wachs treats.

CMS data shows 24,853 Medicare services from Dr. Wachs across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 416 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $446,669 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wachs in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 251 patients. 64% of them have high cholesterol, and 53% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Wachs' median patient age at 42, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Wachs wrote 758 Medicare Part D claims for 148 patients. 55% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 689 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $343,340 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 701 claims across 17 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 17 out of 100 for Dr. Wachs for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Wachs accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Wachs. The most frequent topics are Amino Acid Sequence, Base Sequence and Molecular Sequence Data. Dr. Wachs has published most often in Plant Mol Biol.

CMS Open Payments shows 647 general payments to Dr. Wachs from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $8,757. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,509 in 2017.

Dr. Wachs graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1995. Dr. Wachs is a member of AAAAI.

Dr. Wachs is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.