Louise Abel, MD
Internal Medicine
📍 1650 Hospital Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505Get directions
1,050 internal medicine doctors in New Mexico accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Internal Medicine Doctors in New Mexico | 1,050 |
| Where New Mexico ranks nationally | 35th of 51 states |
| Share of all US internal medicine doctors | 0.5% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in New Mexico | 17,060 |
| New Mexico cities with verified local listings | 8 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Military New Mexico is home to Kirtland Air Force Base, Cannon Air Force Base, Holloman Air Force Base, so practices in those communities see CHAMPVA families regularly and are often the easiest yes.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Internal Medicine
📍 1650 Hospital Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 455 Saint Michaels Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87505Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 1100 Central Ave Se
Albuquerque, NM 87106Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 1100 Central Ave Se
Albuquerque, NM 87106Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 4351 E Lohman Ave Ste 300
Las Cruces, NM 88011Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 4351 E Lohman Ave Ste 320
Las Cruces, NM 88011Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 3030 W Picacho Ave Ste D
Las Cruces, NM 88007Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 801 W Maple St
Farmington, NM 87401Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the internal medicine filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, internal medicine is the 4th largest in New Mexico with 1,050 providers, behind family doctors (1,319) and physician assistants (1,708), and ahead of psychologists (306). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in New Mexico are Santa Fe with 149 verified local providers, Albuquerque with 146 verified local providers, Rio Rancho with 137 verified local providers, and we list 5 more New Mexico cities. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
Internal medicine visits are covered outpatient care: the $50 yearly deductible, then 25 percent of the allowable amount, with the family's yearly costs capped at $3,000. Diagnostic tests an internist orders are covered without prior approval when medically necessary. If you also have Medicare, CHAMPVA pays second and you will normally have no cost share at all.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in New Mexico as anywhere else. Our internal medicine doctors page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
1,050 clinicians in New Mexico are listed in the federal CMS registry under internal medicine, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 35th largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and internal medicine doctors or every CHAMPVA provider in New Mexico.