Luis Mariano Cerda, MD
NPI 1780944702ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Albuquerque, NM
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with Unm Medical Group Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $52,739 for 69 patients in 2024, with only 44 Part D claims. Atricure, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,639 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1780944702 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 23, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 24, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | MD2023-1195 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (NJ); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 69 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 151 across 48 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $52,739 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 44 · 58 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 25 |
| Total drug cost | $258.92 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM · 1,047 clinicians
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM · 316 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM
- Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM
- Unm HospitalAlbuquerque, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,639 · 26 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$10,809 · 74 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | $1,841 | 10 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $403.45 | 6 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | $136.15 | 2 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $86.16 | 2 |
| Davol Inc. | $67.55 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$1,788 · 8 payments
- Food and Beverage$850.43 · 18 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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