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2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1245284314 M.D.
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Laura Archuleta, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Mandan, North 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 830 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
6K
Medicare Part D claims · 553 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
79.6/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$137.62
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Laura Archuleta, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 6,141 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

79.6/100
MIPS score · -4 vs avg
6K
Part D claims, 2024
87%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Laura Archuleta, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1245284314), first enumerated 05/21/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 6,141 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $137.62 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1245284314 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1245284314
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 830
  • MIPS-BELOW 79.6/100
  • RX-MID 6,141
  • BOOK-THIN 1 in North Dakota
  • PHOTO-FINISH Maili Velez-Dalla To… · ±0.3

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Laura Archuleta, M.D.'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.

80 ≥ 26th percentile 26% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Laura Archuleta, M.D. sits

This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peers

Across the 142 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Laura Archuleta, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 86% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 25% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Laura Archuleta, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 86 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Laura Archuleta, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Laura Archuleta, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Laura Archuleta, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/21/2006

NPI 1245284314

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

Niche

830 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

6,141 187% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,137

MIPS final score

79.6/100 3.9 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in North Dakota

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among North Dakota providers

North Dakota providers
Personal Care Attendant8.1%Case Manager/Care Coordinator6.4%Physical Therapist4.6%Speech-Language Pathologist4.5%Registered Nurse4.1%Social Worker3.9%Hospice and Palliative Medic…0%
Largest specialties in North Dakota (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
79.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%79.6%
MIPS final score (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) - 79.6/100 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).

Practice Address

2500 SUNSET DRIVE NW
Mandan, ND 58554
(701) 667-4600

Provider Details

NPI 1245284314
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Female
NPI Issued 05/21/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

79.637
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
76.0359
Quality
74.4206
Cost
78
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Laura Archuleta, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

St Alexius Medical Center
Mandan, ND

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

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 Laura Archuleta, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$138

Largest payer

Amgen 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 · Typical

Laura Archuleta, M.D. - brand share 12.0%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 6,141 2024 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 2024.

6,141
Total Claims
$468K
Total Drug Cost
553
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
12,334.1
Total Day Supply
358,591
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$375K
Generic Drug Cost
$89K
Opioid Claims
228 (3.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
128

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
74.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.07
Gender Split
75% female / 25% male
Age Distribution
<65: 40, 65-74: 269, 75-84: 173, 85+: 71

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Laura Archuleta, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Levothyroxine Sodium
 281
Omeprazole
 230
Losartan Potassium
 221
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 198
Amlodipine Besylate
 190
Atorvastatin Calcium
 190
Metoprolol Succinate
 162
Lisinopril
 138
Furosemide
 128
Hydrochlorothiazide
 125

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview

How Laura Archuleta, M.D. fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

830
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
2,137
Avg Claims per Provider

Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s 6,141 claims are above the specialty average of 2,137.

Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Archuleta, both outside North Dakota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (79.6 here).

Maili Velez-Dalla Tor 79.3 CA Troy Phillips 80.1 NC James Conti 80.2 DC Sherry Ng 79.1 CT

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Michele Boornazian Media, PA Lowell Anderson-Reitz Boulder, CO Nancy Havas Milwaukee, WI Mohamad Altayeb Al-Hafez Clarkston, WA

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D. specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Mandan, North Dakota. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Laura Archuleta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Laura Archuleta, M.D. wrote 6,141 Medicare Part D claims totaling $468K in drug costs for 553 beneficiaries.
What is Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.6/100 (Quality: 76, Cost: 74.4). 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 Laura Archuleta, M.D. located? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D. is located at 2500 SUNSET DRIVE NW, Mandan, ND, 58554. Phone: (701) 667-4600.
What is Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245284314, issued on 05/21/2006.
Does Laura Archuleta, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $375K in brand drug costs.
Does Laura Archuleta, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Laura Archuleta, M.D. had 228 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.7%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 830 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 2,137 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Laura Archuleta, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Levothyroxine Sodium, Omeprazole, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Laura Archuleta, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 6,141 Part D claims and 553 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Laura Archuleta, M.D.'s NPI is 1245284314 with credentials M.D.. 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.