Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1528336534, issued on Dec 5, 2011. Check the license (Texas 740993, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cheryl Elaine Pfennig
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 740993 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120924000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Cheryl Elaine Pfennig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 740993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
- Sucralfate40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cheryl Elaine Pfennig among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 24% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN's NPI number?
Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528336534, issued on Dec 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 740993, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cheryl Elaine Pfennig, APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.