Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Las Cruces, NM
Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1194299594, issued on Jan 18, 2019. Check the license (New Mexico 55015, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian N. Lara
- Credential
- APRN-CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 55015 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3485 Northrise Dr Ste 1, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 382-2161
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190321000447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3485 Northrise Dr Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Candace Morales, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588013619
Verify Brian N. Lara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 55015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
578 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin64 claims
- Cefdinir46 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro42 claims
- Methylprednisolone40 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Paxlovid26 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): 89.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Big Tree Partners LLCAlamogordo, NM
- Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLCAnthony, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian N. Lara among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP is one of 1,642 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 146 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP's NPI number?
Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194299594, issued on Jan 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3485 Northrise Dr Ste 1, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 382-2161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 55015, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP had 578 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian N. Lara, APRN-CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 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.
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.