Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling, MD

  • Santa Fe, NM
  • General surgeon
NPI1881733806PAC ID3274604269
Medicare services, 2024
84
Medicare patients, 2024
95
Part D claims, 2024
57
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$52,893
Practice address
1631 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Practice phone
Call (505) 955-8420
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Physicians Plaza Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling is a general surgeon in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dr. Sterling practices at Physicians Plaza Surgery Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Dr. Sterling's NPI, 1881733806, was assigned on February 6, 2007. Dr. Sterling graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Sterling holds New Mexico license MD2012-0569.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3274604269
NPI enumeration date
February 6, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(505) 955-8420
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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 Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling practices at Physicians Plaza Surgery Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dr. Sterling's primary practice is Physicians Plaza Surgery Center, at 1631 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Santa Fe, NM 87505. The practice phone is (505) 955-8420.

  • Physicians Plaza Surgery Center
    1631 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Santa Fe, NM 87505Phone(505) 955-8420

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Sterling's primary practice is Physicians Plaza Surgery Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Sterling is also affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS St. Vincent Pediatrics.

Physicians Plaza Surgery CenterSurgery Center - Not Medicare-Certified · Santa Fe, New MexicoPrimary
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterAcute care hospital, Santa Fe, NMCHRISTUS St. Vincent PediatricsPrimary care group, Santa Fe, NM

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sterling practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Physicians Plaza Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling is one of 213 general surgeons in New Mexico

Surgery is Dr. Sterling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sterling's licenses on file in 2 states: New Mexico and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, New MexicoPrimaryLicense MD2012-0569 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Texas licenseLicense N7003

General surgeons near Dr. Sterling

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Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling billed Medicare for 84 services in 2024

CMS data shows 84 Medicare services from Dr. Sterling across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 95 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,991 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202484
Medicare patients95
Paid by Medicare$7,991
Procedure codes4

Dr. Sterling's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 552024: 8453%

Dr. Sterling compared with the New Mexico median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Sterling
  • New Mexico median
Medicare services
84vs 9411% below
Medicare patients
95vs 92Close to median
Part D claims
40vs 378% above

Medians across 206 general surgeons in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sterling's 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. Jose Pablo Sterling treated 95 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sterling in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 46 patients. 71% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sterling's median patient age at 66, with 38% women.

Medicare patients, 202495
Average age72
Average risk score1.22
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Sterling's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Sterling's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3537%
  • Men6063%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sterling's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure71%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Anxiety31%
  5. Mood disorders26%
  6. Chronic kidney disease24%
  7. Diabetes24%
  8. Depression23%

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

Dr. Sterling's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women38%
  • Men61%

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

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling wrote 57 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sterling wrote 57 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 40 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $149 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 17 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202457
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$149
Part D patients50

Dr. Sterling'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. Sterling's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids77%44 of 57 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: 172024: 40135%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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. Jose Pablo Sterling ranks in the 93rd percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare

Dr. Sterling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Sterling, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Sterling ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
93rd percentile26 procedures

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Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling received $52,893 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 179 general payments to Dr. Sterling from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $40,722.

General payments to Dr. Sterling by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Sterling by kind, 2016 to 2024

$52.9Kin total
  • Education$32,00060%
  • Food and beverage$8,45516%
  • Travel and lodging$7,42714%
  • Education speaker fees$2,5005%
  • Other$2,5115%

Companies that paid Dr. Sterling the most, 2016 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Dr. Sterling graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2003.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling'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 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Jose Pablo Sterling's NPI number?

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling's NPI number is 1881733806. It was assigned on February 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling?

Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling is a general surgeon in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling practice?

Dr. Sterling practices at 1631 Hospital Dr Ste 100, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Dr. Sterling's primary practice is Physicians Plaza Surgery Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

What is Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sterling is (505) 955-8420.

What is Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling's medical license number?

Dr. Sterling holds New Mexico license MD2012-0569, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sterling in New Mexico and Texas.

Which hospitals is Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling affiliated with?

Dr. Sterling is affiliated with CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling part of?

Dr. Sterling is linked to CHRISTUS St. Vincent Pediatrics.

Does Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sterling billed Medicare for 84 services in 2024, and Dr. Sterling accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling see?

CMS counts 95 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sterling in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sterling's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling go to medical school?

Dr. Sterling graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2003.

What drugs does Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $52,893 in general payments to Dr. Sterling from 16 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Jose Pablo Sterling been practicing?

Dr. Sterling graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

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