Stephen Soltero, PA-C
NPI 1366810541ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Surgical· Albuquerque, NM
Physician Assistant, Surgical (PA-C) with Southwest Medical Associates, LLC, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 92 Medicare patients in 2024, $8,606 paid; all of their 140 Part D prescriptions were generic. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $214.27 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lovelace Westside Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1366810541 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 4, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 14, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Surgical Primary | 363AS0400X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 92 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 136 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,606 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 140 · 140 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 65 |
| Total drug cost | $583.41 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM · 316 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
- Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$214.27 · 8 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$158.11 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $190.56 | 7 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $23.71 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$214.27 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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