Dr. Biju Cherian, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,066
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 364
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,589
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 5981 Jefferson NE St, Albuquerque, NM 87109
- Practice phone
- Call (505) 370-9600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southwest Kidney Care
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Dr. Biju Cherian is a nephrologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Cherian practices at Southwest Kidney Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dr. Cherian's NPI, 1437195369, was assigned on June 21, 2006. Dr. Cherian graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Cherian holds New Mexico license MD2003-0776.
- NPI
- 1437195369NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830170513
- NPI enumeration date
- June 21, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (505) 370-9600
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Biju Cherian practices at Southwest Kidney Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dr. Cherian's primary practice is Southwest Kidney Care, at 5981 Jefferson NE St, Albuquerque, NM 87109 in Bernalillo County. The practice phone is (505) 370-9600.
- Southwest Kidney Care5981 Jefferson NE St, Albuquerque, NM 87109 · Bernalillo CountyPhone(505) 370-9600
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Biju Cherian is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cherian's primary practice is Southwest Kidney Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Cherian is also affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital. The medical group on file is Southwest Kidney Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherian to 3 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Biju Cherian's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cherian practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southwest Kidney Care | Available with a free account |
| +11 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Biju Cherian is one of 70 nephrologists in New Mexico
Nephrology is Dr. Cherian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Cherian is licensed in New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, New MexicoPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Cherian
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Biju Cherian billed Medicare for 1,066 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,066 Medicare services from Dr. Cherian across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 364 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,007 for them.
Dr. Cherian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8352024: 8947%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1762024: 1722%
Where Dr. Cherian's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office40438%
- In a facility66262%
Dr. Cherian compared with the New Mexico median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Cherian
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 1,066vs 69853% above
- Medicare patients
- 364vs 26438% above
- Part D claims
- 1,374vs 6722.0 times
Medians across 69 nephrologists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cherian's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Biju Cherian treated 364 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 364 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 153 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.36, 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. Cherian's median patient age at 70, with 49% women.
Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17849%
- Men18651%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cherian's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Arthritis48%
- Heart failure45%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
- Atrial fibrillation32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cherian's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Biju Cherian wrote 1,589 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cherian wrote 1,589 Medicare Part D claims for 263 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,374 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,182 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,241 claims across 36 drugs.
Dr. Cherian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,380 claims87%
- Brand-name209 claims13%
Dr. Cherian's 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. Cherian's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%81 of 1,589 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: 1,2412024: 1,37411%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 36 in 2023.
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. Biju Cherian scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Cherian for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cherian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Cherian as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Cherian's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 64.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Biju Cherian received $4,737 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 157 general payments to Dr. Cherian from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Quanta Dialysis Technologies Inc paid the most, $667.
General payments to Dr. Cherian by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cherian by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,734100%
- Education$30%
Companies that paid Dr. Cherian the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Biju Cherian graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Dr. Cherian graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2003.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Biju Cherian's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Biju Cherian's NPI number?
Dr. Biju Cherian's NPI number is 1437195369. It was assigned on June 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Biju Cherian?
Dr. Biju Cherian is a nephrologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Biju Cherian practice?
Dr. Cherian practices at 5981 Jefferson NE St, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Dr. Cherian's primary practice is Southwest Kidney Care in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherian to 3 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 hospice and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Biju Cherian's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cherian is (505) 370-9600.
What is Dr. Biju Cherian's medical license number?
Dr. Cherian holds New Mexico license MD2003-0776.
Which hospitals is Dr. Biju Cherian affiliated with?
Dr. Cherian is affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Cherian to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Biju Cherian part of?
Dr. Cherian is linked to Southwest Kidney Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Cherian to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Biju Cherian accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cherian billed Medicare for 1,066 services in 2024, and Dr. Cherian accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Biju Cherian offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Cherian as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Biju Cherian's MIPS score?
Dr. Cherian's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Biju Cherian see?
CMS counts 364 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherian in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Biju Cherian bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cherian's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99215) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Biju Cherian go to medical school?
Dr. Cherian graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Biju Cherian prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cherian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Calcitriol and Tamsulosin HCl.
Has Dr. Biju Cherian received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,737 in general payments to Dr. Cherian from 39 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Quanta Dialysis Technologies Inc.
How long has Dr. Biju Cherian been practicing?
Dr. Cherian graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
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