Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM
Midwife · Farmington, NM
Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in Farmington, New Mexico, and NPI 1487283040, issued on Apr 6, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico 788, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Joy Shanks
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Midwife 176B00000X
- License number
- 788 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 634 W Pinon St, Farmington, NM 87401
- Phone
- (505) 609-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2024
- Fax
- (505) 609-2259
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 634 W Pinon St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Fisher, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1003852716
Verify Kristen Joy Shanks 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 788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $5.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 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.
Kristen Joy Shanks among 118 midwife records in New Mexico
Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM is one of 118 midwife records with a practice address in New Mexico. 17% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 17% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Midwife providers in New Mexico
There are 118 midwife records in New Mexico.
All 118 in New Mexico → Every provider in Farmington → Midwife nationwide →
The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sherri Holley, LM, CPMFarmington, NM 874021215013289
- Deborah Crabbe, CNM MSShiprock, NM 874201922099191
- Ellen Sibelius, CNMShiprock, NM 874201770574378
- Shelley Thorkelson, CNMShiprock, NM 874201225397680
- Elizabeth Winther, CNM MSShiprock, NM 874201679564272
- Amy Jo Doughty, CNMZuni, NM 873271285633412
- Tanja Bolle, LM,CPMSanta Fe, NM 875011760571913
- Delina Burke, MPH, CNMGallup, NM 873011972583839
Common questions
What is Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM's NPI number?
Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487283040, issued on Apr 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 634 W Pinon St, Farmington, NM, 87401. Phone: (505) 609-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Joy Shanks, CNM's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 788, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.