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2026 NPPES data Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner NPI 1518623545 DNP
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Howard, South Dakota.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 40,776 in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
461
Medicare Part D claims · 55 beneficiaries · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner avg: 927
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
77/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$68.57
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 461 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 77/100
- MIPS score · -6 vs avg
- 461
- Part D claims, 2023
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- $68.57
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
77 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Jennifer Pipitone, DNP sits
This provider among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner peers
Across the 1,808 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Jennifer Pipitone, DNP writes more Part D claims than 47% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Jennifer Pipitone, DNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Jennifer Pipitone, DNP?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
461 50% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
77/100 6.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in South Dakota
How Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among South Dakota providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 77/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) - 77/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding DNP credentials at 103 S MAIN ST, Howard, SD, 57349, with a listed phone of (888) 212-1627. NPI 1518623545 was issued on 11/15/2021.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 461 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 55 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $72K in drug spend, split 9% brand-name and 91% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 77/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 96.9, Cost 22.4), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 40,776 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 927 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1518623545 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | DNP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/15/2021 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
77.0219
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
96.9059
Quality
22.351
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Jennifer Pipitone, DNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$69
Largest payer
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP - brand share 9.0%
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 461 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
461
Total Claims
$72K
Total Drug Cost
55
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 535
- Total Day Supply
- 15,400
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $56K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 53.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.04
- Gender Split
- 51% female / 49% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 35, 65-74: 18, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Jennifer Pipitone, DNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Escitalopram Oxalate
Escitalopram Oxalate
32 claims
- Buspirone Hcl
Buspirone Hcl
31 claims
- Oxcarbazepine
Oxcarbazepine
20 claims
- Buprenorphine-Nalo…
Buprenorphine-Naloxone
17 claims
- Clonidine Hcl
Clonidine Hcl
16 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
16 claims
- Propranolol Hcl
Propranolol Hcl
16 claims
- Aripiprazole
Aripiprazole
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Escitalopram Oxalate | 32 |
| Buspirone Hcl | 31 |
| Oxcarbazepine | 20 |
| Buprenorphine-Naloxone Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 17 |
| Clonidine Hcl | 16 |
| Gabapentin | 16 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 16 |
| Aripiprazole | 15 |
| Clonazepam | 15 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Jennifer Pipitone, DNP fits within the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
40,776
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
54
States with Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
927
Avg Claims per Provider
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's 461 claims are below the specialty average of 927.
Nearby Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in South Dakota
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Dakota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Pipitone.
Dr. Summer Abrego
APRN-CNP
Sioux Falls, SD
Dr. Nicole Altman
PMHNP-BC
Tea, SD
Dr. Kathleen Baumiller
NP
Fort Meade, SD
Dr. Robert Baune
DNP
Rapid City, SD
Dr. Myranda Brandner
CNP, PMHNP-BC
Pierre, SD
Compare Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Dakota medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's specialty? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP specializes in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and practices in Howard, South Dakota. Credentials: DNP.
How much does Jennifer Pipitone, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Jennifer Pipitone, DNP wrote 461 Medicare Part D claims totaling $72K in drug costs for 55 beneficiaries.
What is Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77/100 (Quality: 96.9, Cost: 22.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Jennifer Pipitone, DNP located? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP is located at 103 S MAIN ST, Howard, SD, 57349. Phone: (888) 212-1627.
What is Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's NPI number? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518623545, issued on 11/15/2021.
Does Jennifer Pipitone, DNP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $56K in brand drug costs.
How many Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 40,776 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers across 54 states in the US. The average Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provider writes 927 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Jennifer Pipitone, DNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Escitalopram Oxalate, Buspirone Hcl, Oxcarbazepine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Jennifer Pipitone, DNP accept Medicare? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 461 Part D claims and 55 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's credentials? ▼
Jennifer Pipitone, DNP's NPI is 1518623545 with credentials DNP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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