Dr. Talha Bashir, MBBS, MD

Dr. Bashir practices at CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Bashir's NPI, 1497194559, was assigned on June 21, 2013. Dr. Bashir holds New Mexico license MD2016-0153.

Dr. Bashir's primary practice is CHRISTUS Health, at 2669 Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 in Otero County. The practice phone is (575) 439-6100.

Dr. Bashir's primary practice is CHRISTUS Health in Alamogordo, New Mexico, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Bashir is also affiliated with University of New Mexico Hospital. The medical group on file is Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bashir to 3 more hospitals, 13 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Bashir's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bashir practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Bashir's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Bashir is licensed in New Mexico.

CMS data shows 311 Medicare services from Dr. Bashir across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 143 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,916 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 143 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bashir in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 51 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bashir's median patient age at 69, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bashir wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 48 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $514 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 191 claims across 11 drugs.

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Bashir from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $137.