Erika Cardenas, FNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Laredo, TX
Erika Cardenas, FNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1942954375, issued on Feb 4, 2022. Check the license (Texas 1059228, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erika Cardenas
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 1059228 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5415 Springfield Ave Ste 4A, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 304-6084
- Enumerated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220302000815); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Erika Cardenas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1059228Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
247 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Paxlovid23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Amoxicillin13 claims
- Fluconazole13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $152.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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 2 group practices
- Laredo Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX
- Regional Employee Assistance Program IncLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erika Cardenas among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas
Erika Cardenas, FNP is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
There are 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 4,227 in Texas → Every provider in Laredo → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Flora Kirima, PMHNPLaredo, TX 780411790651446
- Ricardo Mendiola, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCLaredo, TX 780411821678905
- Hilda MendiolaLaredo, TX 780411871311126
- Beatrice Mkubwa, APRNLaredo, TX 780411114698289
- Ogechi Ohakwe, PMHNPLaredo, TX 780411649800095
- Olivia PenaLaredo, TX 780451659234391
- Hayden Ruiz, RNLytle, TX 780521265194823
- Jacqueline Brummett, PMHNPKerrville, TX 780281699263681
Common questions
What is Erika Cardenas, FNP's NPI number?
Erika Cardenas, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942954375, issued on Feb 4, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erika Cardenas, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5415 Springfield Ave Ste 4A, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 304-6084. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erika Cardenas, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1059228, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erika Cardenas, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erika Cardenas, FNP had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.