Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD

  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1902946726PAC ID7618947573
Medicare services, 2024
226
Medicare patients, 2024
68
Part D claims, 2024
3,953
Industry payments
$4,994
Affiliated sites
2
Practice address
4261 Balloon Park Road Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Practice phone
Call (505) 220-0140
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Primary practice

Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE)

Clinical Lab - Full Service · Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Dr. Rick Cardenas is a family medicine physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dr. Cardenas practices at Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Cardenas' NPI, 1902946726, was assigned on February 8, 2007. Dr. Cardenas graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1995. Dr. Cardenas holds New Mexico license 2001149.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618947573
NPI enumeration date
February 8, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(505) 220-0140
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Rick Cardenas practices at Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE), at 4261 Balloon Park Road Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109. The practice phone is (505) 220-0140.

  • Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE)
    4261 Balloon Park Road Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109Phone(505) 220-0140

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Dr. Rick Cardenas is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cardenas to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE)Clinical Lab - Full Service · Albuquerque, New MexicoPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rick Cardenas' practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE)Available with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Rick Cardenas is one of 1,115 family medicine physicians in New Mexico

Family medicine is Dr. Cardenas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Cardenas is licensed in New Mexico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, New MexicoPrimaryLicense 2001149 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

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Dr. Rick Cardenas billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024

CMS data shows 226 Medicare services from Dr. Cardenas across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 68 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,937 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024226
Medicare patients68
Paid by Medicare$7,937
Procedure codes3

Dr. Cardenas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5852024: 22661%
Tests and treatments
2023: 132024: 0100%

Dr. Cardenas compared with the New Mexico median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Cardenas
  • New Mexico median
Medicare services
226vs 217Close to median
Medicare patients
68vs 11641% below
Part D claims
3,392vs 5096.7 times

Medians across 1,123 family medicine physicians in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cardenas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Rick Cardenas treated 68 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68

CMS counts 68 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cardenas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cardenas' median patient age at 58, with 45% women.

Medicare patients, 202468
Average age68
Average risk score1.31
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3450%
  • Men3450%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cardenas' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure69%
  2. High cholesterol62%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Alcohol and drug use disorders26%
  5. Diabetes26%
  6. Anxiety21%
  7. Chronic kidney disease21%
  8. Mood disorders21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cardenas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 58

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women45%
  • Men55%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Rick Cardenas wrote 3,953 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cardenas wrote 3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 235 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,392 of them, across 73 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $106,332 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,125 claims across 86 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,953
Drugs named by CMS73
Total drug cost$106,332
Part D patients235

Dr. Cardenas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,696 claims93%
  • Brand-name245 claims6%
  • Other12 claims0%

Dr. Cardenas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cardenas' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids21%816 of 3,953 claims
  • Antibiotics3%117 of 3,953 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4,1252024: 3,39218%

Drugs named by CMS: 73 in 2024, 86 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Rick Cardenas offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Cardenas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cardenas as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Rick Cardenas received $4,994 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 198 general payments to Dr. Cardenas from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $1,866.

General payments to Dr. Cardenas by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Cardenas by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,990100%
  • Education$40%

Companies that paid Dr. Cardenas the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Rick Cardenas graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

Dr. Cardenas graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

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Sources for Dr. Rick Cardenas's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Rick Cardenas' NPI number?

Dr. Rick Cardenas' NPI number is 1902946726. It was assigned on February 8, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Rick Cardenas?

Dr. Rick Cardenas is a family medicine physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Rick Cardenas practice?

Dr. Cardenas practices at 4261 Balloon Park Road Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Dr. Cardenas' primary practice is Southwest Labs - Albuquerque (Balloon Park Rd NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cardenas to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Rick Cardenas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cardenas is (505) 220-0140.

What is Dr. Rick Cardenas' medical license number?

Dr. Cardenas holds New Mexico license 2001149.

Does Dr. Rick Cardenas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cardenas billed Medicare for 226 services in 2024, and Dr. Cardenas accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Rick Cardenas offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cardenas as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rick Cardenas see?

CMS counts 68 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cardenas in 2024, with an average age of 68.

What services does Dr. Rick Cardenas bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cardenas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99212), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Rick Cardenas go to medical school?

Dr. Cardenas graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 1995.

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What drugs does Dr. Rick Cardenas prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cardenas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Lisinopril and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Dr. Rick Cardenas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,994 in general payments to Dr. Cardenas from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Rick Cardenas been practicing?

Dr. Cardenas graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

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