Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Nurse Practitioner · Albuquerque, NM
Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1841713112, issued on Jul 19, 2017. Check the license (New Mexico CNP-03336, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dareena Elaine Benavides
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- CNP-03336 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (505) 727-8360
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2025
- Fax
- (505) 727-8768
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171018000195); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dareena Elaine Benavides 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 CNP-03336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
530 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate34 claims
- Eliquis32 claims
- Furosemide30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 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): 97.6 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
- Southwest Emergency Medical Associates OF NM PCAlbuquerque, NM
- Southwest Medical Associates, LLCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dareena Elaine Benavides among 559 nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 559 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2017, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 336 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
276 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 276 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 559 nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841713112, issued on Jul 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 Elm St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (505) 727-8360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number CNP-03336, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 530 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dareena Elaine Benavides, NURSE PRACTITIONER's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.