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Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff, MD
NPI1609307339PAC ID2264702240
- Medicare services, 2024
- 213
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 114
- Part D claims, 2024
- 516
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Practice address
- 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff is an orthopedic surgeon in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Dr. Huff practices at Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Dr. Huff's NPI, 1609307339, was assigned on March 24, 2017. Dr. Huff graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Huff holds New Mexico license MD2022-1189.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1609307339NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264702240
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff practices at Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Dr. Huff's primary practice is Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD, at 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.
- Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Huff's primary practice is Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Dr. Huff is also affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital. The medical group on file is Presbyterian Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huff to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPDPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Huff practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff is one of 118 orthopedic surgeons in New Mexico
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Huff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Huff's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, New MexicoPrimary
- Sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery), California
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Huff
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
118orthopedic surgeons in New Mexico
3orthopedic surgeons in Rio Rancho
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff billed Medicare for 213 services in 2024
CMS data shows 213 Medicare services from Dr. Huff across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 114 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,441 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024213
Medicare patients114
Paid by Medicare$13,441
Procedure codes3
Dr. Huff's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 452024: 173284%
- Surgery
- 2023: 182024: 40122%
Dr. Huff compared with the New Mexico median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Huff
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 213vs 41449% below
- Medicare patients
- 114vs 16129% below
- Part D claims
- 481vs 706.9 times
Medians across 119 orthopedic surgeons in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Huff'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. Nathan Elwood Huff treated 114 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huff in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 60% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Huff's median patient age at 63, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 2024114
Average age71
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid11%
Dr. Huff's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Huff's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6658%
- Men4842%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Huff's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol60%
- High blood pressure59%
- Diabetes33%
- Mood disorders25%
- Anxiety24%
- Depression21%
- Osteoporosis19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Huff's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff wrote 516 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Huff wrote 516 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 481 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,918 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 2024516
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$4,918
Part D patients127
Dr. Huff's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic507 claims98%
- Brand-name and other9 claims2%
Dr. Huff'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. Huff's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids27%140 of 516 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: 312024: 4811452%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 1 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. Nathan Elwood Huff scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Huff for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Huff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Huff, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Huff's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 82.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Huff ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hip replacement
- 68th percentile22 procedures
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 61st percentile19 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 41st percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Huff, published from 2015 to 2021. Dr. Huff's most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Saluan, MD, Kathryn Charlotte Helmig, MD and Scott E. Plaster, MD.
Papers3
Years published2015 to 2021
Dr. Huff's papers by year, 2015 to 2021
Dr. Huff's most frequent co-authors
- Paul M. Saluan, MD2 shared papers
- Kathryn Charlotte Helmig, MD1 shared paper
- Scott E. Plaster, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Huff
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff received $22,682 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Huff from 13 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $10,000.
General payments to Dr. Huff by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Huff by kind, 2021 to 2025
$22.7Kin total
- Grants$10,00044%
- Education$7,99335%
- Food and beverage$2,58111%
- Travel and lodging$1,9729%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1361%
Companies that paid Dr. Huff the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Dr. Huff graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Nathan Elwood Huff's NPI number?
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff's NPI number is 1609307339. It was assigned on March 24, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff?
Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff is an orthopedic surgeon in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff practice?
Dr. Huff practices at 2400 Unser Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. Dr. Huff's primary practice is Rust Pmg Cardiology - HOPD in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huff to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff's medical license number?
Dr. Huff holds New Mexico license MD2022-1189, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Huff in New Mexico and California.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff affiliated with?
Dr. Huff is affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff part of?
Dr. Huff is linked to Presbyterian Medical Group.
Does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Huff billed Medicare for 213 services in 2024, and Dr. Huff accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff's MIPS score?
Dr. Huff's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff see?
CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huff in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Huff's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff go to medical school?
Dr. Huff graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Huff's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Meloxicam and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $22,682 in general payments to Dr. Huff from 13 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff been practicing?
Dr. Huff graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
Does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Huff, published from 2015 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Nathan Elwood Huff publish with?
Dr. Huff's most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Saluan, MD (2 shared papers), Kathryn Charlotte Helmig, MD (1 shared paper) and Scott E. Plaster, MD (1 shared paper).
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