NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gaithersburg, MD

Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1346453586, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Maryland R151109, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346453586
Name
Brenda Lee Stephens
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R151109 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
438 N Frederick Ave Ste 320, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Phone
(240) 631-0200
Enumerated
May 7, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(240) 631-0300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090506000024); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brenda Stephens339
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril18 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  4. Trulicity15 claims
  5. Famotidine12 claims
  6. Gabapentin12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $77.66

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brenda Stephens$77.66
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

Brenda Lee Stephens among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 7% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

59 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gaithersburg

They are 59 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leila Abedi, CRNP-FGaithersburg, MD 208771699091603
  2. Mary Boateng, DNP, FNPGaithersburg, MD 208771205343498
  3. Justine EmbeleGaithersburg, MD 208771598323677
  4. Qian Feng, FNPGaithersburg, MD 208771427590629
  5. Marylynn Gonsalves, NPGaithersburg, MD 208771871539064
  6. Julie Hounchell, APRNGaithersburg, MD 208771609893643
  7. Janet Kamendi, CRNPGaithersburg, MD 208771700140308
  8. Violet Kamendi, CRNPGaithersburg, MD 208771528323771

Common questions

What is Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP's NPI number?

Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346453586, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 438 N Frederick Ave Ste 320, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (240) 631-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R151109, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Lee Stephens, CRNP had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.