NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Palo Alto, CA

Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1780217513, issued on Feb 20, 2020. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780217513
Name
Abigail Drew Pothen
Credential
WHNP, APRN
Primary taxonomy
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
License numbers
27410 SC
RN231880 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
195 Page Mill RD Ste 103, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone
(888) 731-8994
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2020
Record last updated
May 11, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230915000825); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 195 Page Mill RD Ste 103

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christine Ackerman, NPNurse Practitioner1659748747
  2. Kelsey Adams, MSN, R.N., F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1295069516
  3. Ellen Allen, FNPNurse Practitioner1457059271
  4. Samantha Allnutt, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1487176046
  5. Katrina Armstrong, WHNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1457975849
  6. Sonia Bajwa-DulaiInternal Medicine Physician1336429711

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024

566 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Abigail Pothen566
  2. Specialty average217

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol127 claims
  2. Myrbetriq98 claims
  3. Gemtesa80 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro21 claims
  5. Solifenacin Succinate19 claims
  6. Cephalexin17 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,882.28

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Abigail Pothen$1,882.28
  2. Specialty average$426.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern Urogynecology LLCWest Columbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abigail Drew Pothen among 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California

Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN is one of 912 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2016 among the 159 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vanessa BarienbrockPalo Alto, CA 943061457633091
  2. Amalia Books, N.PPalo Alto, CA 943061306993092
  3. Kathryn Carver, CRNPPalo Alto, CA 943061629531645
  4. Angela Dilaura, RN, NPPalo Alto, CA 943061902223688
  5. April Figueroa, FNP-CPalo Alto, CA 943061336630193
  6. Carly Lamantia, APNPalo Alto, CA 943061326425570
  7. Mellerie Langford, NPPalo Alto, CA 943061699174854
  8. Debra McGee-Smith, N.P.Palo Alto, CA 943061205959640

Common questions

What is Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN's NPI number?

Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780217513, issued on Feb 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 195 Page Mill RD Ste 103, Palo Alto, CA, 94306. Phone: (888) 731-8994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Abigail Drew Pothen, WHNP, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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