Northview Family Physicians

 

Welcome
At NorthView Family Physicians, we are committed to providing quality health care for you and your family. We offer a high-connection subscription medical service so that we work for you and not for the insurance companies. This allows us to limit our panel size for a more personal interaction with your physician.

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Contact Information

Phones are Answered:
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Appointment Scheduled:
Monday – Thursday
8:15 AM – 11:30 AM, 1:00 – 4:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Our Location:
8202 Louisiana Blvd NE Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Phone Numbers:
Phone: (505) 554-2409
Fax: (505) 554-2876

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Make an Appointment

(505) 554-2409

We now offer video visits. To schedule, call the office, then you will be sent an email with the link to the video system.

If you are scheduled for a video visit with Dr.Blacksten, you can check into the virtual waiting room below. Please log in at least 5 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment.

No Show Policy
It is one of the ironies of this age of constant communication that professionals are being strained by the problem of no-shows for appointments.

We send out an email a week in advance, and automated call to your home phone number 48 hours in advance and a text to your cell 24 hours in advance of appointments in an attempt to make sure you don’t forget the appointment. But people change their phone numbers, don’t check their emails and still do not show up for scheduled appointments.

We’re very busy, and we keep up with our work so you can be seen the next day or next week, not four months down the road. We don’t double-book like the airlines do. If you are a no-show, somebody else would have been glad to take your spot. Therefore, no-shows are going to have to share the pain. I’ll still lose money, but you will, too.

We’re going to keep trying to help you to remember your appointments. But if you forget, here’s the deal: If you do not call the office to cancel your appointment at least one business day beforehand, we will charge a no show fee of $150 for a visit that was scheduled as a physical (A group of children counts like a physical). This charge will NOT be paid by your insurance — they are insuring your health, not your organizational abilities.
No-shows for non-physical appointments will be given one “oops”. After that, the charge will be $75. This charge will also apply if you leave without being seen less than one hour after your appointment time. Because we’re dealing with humans, and they are unpredictable, sometimes we may run that far behind.

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Lab and Radiology Reports

The portal is an important safety tool used to secure your information according to HIPPA regulations. Dr. Blacksten thoroughly reviews each patient’s studies in context. You will receive a portal link to her message after your studies have been reviewed. Please allow one week for processing time.
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Prescription Refills

Please contact your pharmacy for refills FIRST and allow 2-3 business days.

Supplements
In office supplements from Ortho Molecular:
– Vitamin K2 with D3 (5,000 IU) – for Bone health
– Methyl B Complex – for Nutritional support
– D-Hist and D-Hist Jr – for Allergies
– Mitocore – for Energy
– HiPhenolic – for Weight loss

You may order discounted supplements from WholeScripts Pharmacy
You may order discounted supplements from BioTe
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Contact Dr. Blacksten

If you have a question for Dr. Blacksten or any of our staff members, please send us a message. For urgent problems after hours, those patients who have signed up for the VIP service should have Dr. Blacksten’s direct line, feel free to text her with urgent matters.

Our Services

Chronic Care Management

  • Asthma
  • Arthritis
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Diabetes
  • – Up to date medication use
    – Continuous glucose monitoring

  • Family Planning
  • – Nexplanon placement and removal
    – Intrauterine Devices (ie Mirena)
    – Oral contraceptives

  • High Cholesterol
  • Hypertension (HTN)
  • – Remote patient monitoring through Athelas

  • Medication Management
  • Menopausal Syndrome
  • – Bioidentical creams
    – BioTe hormone pellets

  • Medical Weight Loss
  • – Body Composition Analysis with Styku analyzer
    – Medication Assistance

  • Thyroid

Very Intensive Preventive Physical

  • Complete Review of all Available records by your physician
  • Screening tests in office
  • – Electrocardiogram
    – Spirometry
    – Ankle Brachial Index
    – Neuropathy Screening
    – Dermatoscopic skin exam
    Creyos Cognitive Assessment
    – Urinalysis
    Styku body composition
    – Hearing screen

  • An hour with YOUR PHYSICIAN

Urgent Services

  • SAME DAY SICK VISITS
  • Acute Respiratory Infections
  • – In office PCR testing for COVID, Flu A and Flu B
    – In office strep test

  • Minor Injuries
  • – Suturing and bandaging

  • No appointment needed Urinary tract infections
  • – Walk in, check vitals and leave urine

Preventative Services

  • Well Child Exams and Immunizations
  • – No additional fees for children
    – Sports physicals
    – Newborn care

  • Adult Vaccinations
  • – Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis
    – Influenza
    – Pneumonia

  • Well Woman Exams

Procedures

  • Skin procedures
  • – Dermatoscopic evaluation
    – Biopsies
    – Small excisions
    – Incision and Drainage of abscess

  • Trigger Point Injections for pain
  • Botox injections for migraines
  • Shoulder and Knee Steroid Injections for arthritis
  • Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
  • BioTe Pellets for Men and Women

Doctors and Staff

We opened in January 2017 with a goal of providing one-on-one health care. We strive to put our patients' goals at the top of our priority list. Working for the patient - not their insurance company, or any other third party. We teach medical students routinely allowing them to see the joy of working in a true doctor-patient relationship as opposed to assembly-line medicine, where protocols are all that matter.

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Dr. Cheri Blacksten Medical Director
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Dr. Blacksten graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology with a concentration in Medical Technology. She worked in both rural and urban hospitals as a licensed Medical Technologist, then for a reference laboratory where she specialized in immunohistocompatibility. She then pursued her medical degree at the University of New Mexico. She completed one year of pathology residency training at the University of Oklahoma where she earned the Perry Lambird award for outstanding resident in clinical pathology. She then moved home to complete her residency in Family Medicine at the University of New Mexico. She maintains her Board Certification in Family Medicine, and pursues additional education routinely. She has done additional training in dermatology, rheumatology, and is pursuing additional board certification in Obesity Medicine. She is Community Faculty for the University of New Mexico Medical School and Clinical Teaching faculty for Burrell School of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also a medical director for VaxCare a technology company for medical offices.
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Our Facility

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Northview Family Physicians Information

Visit Us

8202 Louisiana Blvd NE Suite A,
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Clinic Hours

Phones are Answered:
M - F; 8 AM - Noon, 1 PM - 5 PM

Appointments Scheduled:
M - Th; 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 - 4:30 PM

Friday 9 AM - Noon

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