NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Silver Spring, MD

Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1891326450, issued on Jan 31, 2020. Check the license (Maryland R243013, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891326450
Name
Daniel Safo Kantanka
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R243013 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10801 Lockwood Dr Ste 160, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone
(240) 545-5721
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200507002351); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 10801 Lockwood Dr Ste 160

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

  1. Doriflore Edwards, FNPFamily Medicine Physician1417547217
  2. Aaron Gygi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023812880
  3. Mariama Keita, CRNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1003515974
  4. Janaki Kuruppu, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1245285089
  5. Dean Lurie, M.D.Surgery Physician1447285408
  6. Claudia Ramirez, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1508155219

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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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  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

87 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Daniel Kantanka87
  2. Specialty average1,305

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. MD Behavioral Health LLCBowie, MD

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

Daniel Safo Kantanka among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP 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 2020, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

151 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Silver Spring

They are 151 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Bankert, FNP-CSilver Spring, MD 209011992014187
  2. Melissa Broder, FNP-CSilver Spring, MD 209011871071100
  3. Megan Jinnah, FNPSilver Spring, MD 209011740858521
  4. Sheila Mae Kourakos, MSN, APRN, FNP-CSilver Spring, MD 209011447883749
  5. Bandana LuitelSilver Spring, MD 209011255068920
  6. Kathryn Maduforo, NPSilver Spring, MD 209011750946729
  7. Kelly Mercado, CRNPSilver Spring, MD 209011013266808
  8. Priscilia NguhSilver Spring, MD 209011033653787

Common questions

What is Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP's NPI number?

Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891326450, issued on Jan 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10801 Lockwood Dr Ste 160, Silver Spring, MD, 20901. Phone: (240) 545-5721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R243013, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Safo Kantanka, FNP had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.