Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Watertown, NY
Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1629328422, issued on Sep 19, 2012. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elissa D. Townsend
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 18018 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20053 Summit View Blvd Ste 1B, Watertown, NY 13601
- Phone
- (315) 755-2560
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- Fax
- (315) 755-2597
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210406001749); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elissa D. Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
658 Medicare Part D claims for 254 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
- Clobetasol Propionate93 claims
- Ketoconazole65 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate53 claims
- Nystatin51 claims
- Fluorouracil47 claims
- Ciclopirox31 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): 84.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,726.55
120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northern Nurse Practitioners-Family Health PLLCWatertown, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elissa D. Townsend among 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York
Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C is one of 14,805 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 7,239 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% 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 York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 58 of the 1,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C's NPI number?
Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629328422, issued on Sep 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20053 Summit View Blvd Ste 1B, Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 755-2560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C had 658 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elissa D. Townsend, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.2 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.