Dr. Murugan Athigaman, MD

Dr. Athigaman practices at Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Athigaman's NPI, 1588620488, was assigned on April 21, 2006. Dr. Athigaman graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College in 1988. Dr. Athigaman holds New Mexico license 2002-0399.

Dr. Athigaman's primary practice is Carlsbad Medical Center, at 2430 West Pierce Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220 in Eddy County. The practice phone is (575) 887-4570.

Dr. Athigaman's primary practice is Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems. The medical group on file is Pecos Valley Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Athigaman to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Athigaman practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Athigaman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Athigaman is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Athigaman's licenses on file in 4 states: New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, blood vessel access for dialysis, cancerous skin growth removal, carotid revascularization, colonoscopy, colon removal and gallbladder removal among the conditions Dr. Athigaman treats.

CMS data shows 339 Medicare services from Dr. Athigaman across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 234 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,984 for them.

CMS counts 234 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Athigaman in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, 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. Athigaman's median patient age at 70, with 46% women.

In 2026, Dr. Athigaman wrote 220 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 186 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,124 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 281 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Athigaman for performance year 2026, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Athigaman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 80 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Athigaman, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 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)

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

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Athigaman.

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Athigaman from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,710.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Athigaman.

Dr. Athigaman graduated from Sri Ramachandra Medical College in 1988. Dr. Athigaman is a member of ACS and SVS.

Dr. Athigaman is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.