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Outpatient surgery centers in New Mexico

23 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)8
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)5
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)4
  • Pain management procedures6
  • Plastic surgery4
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)3
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery4
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)4
  • Dental and oral surgery4
  • Other surgery4

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in New Mexico?

Medicare (CMS) lists 23 outpatient surgery centers in New Mexico.

Which surgery centers in New Mexico do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

8 of the 23 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Albuquerque Ambulatory Eye Surgery Center, Desert Peaks Surgery Center, Fillmore Eye Clinic ASC, Mountainview Surgery Center, Pacific Cataract & Laser Institute Inc, Physician Surgery Center of Albuquerque, Presbyterian Hospital ASC, LLC dba New Mexico Surgery Center Multi Specialty and Surgery Center of Santa Fe. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in New Mexico do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

5 of the 23 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Lohman Endoscopy Center, Mountainview Surgery Center, Physician Surgery Center of Albuquerque, Southwest Endoscopy, Ltd and The Endoscopy Center of Santa Fe. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in New Mexico do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

4 of the 23 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Mountainview Surgery Center, New Mexico Orthopaedic Surgery Center, New Mexico Surgery Center- Multi Specialty and Physician Surgery Center of Albuquerque. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-11. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures