2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse NPI 1932734597 DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C
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LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse in CHULA VISTA, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 87 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse avg: 752
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$346.17
4 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C filed 5,378 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse in CHULA VISTA, California, prescribing 83% generic.

5K
Part D claims, 2023
83%
generic prescribing
$346.17
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.

LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

5,378 Top 6% higher than 94% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

What does the federal data show about LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/04/2020

NPI 1932734597

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse

Mid-sized

6,529 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

5,378 615% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 752

Specialty distribution in California

How Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse share within California

1. Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse share within California

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse) — ABMS / AOA estimate

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).

LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse provider holding DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C credentials at 880 3RD AVE STE A, CHULA VISTA, CA, 91911, with a listed phone of (619) 205-4585. NPI 1932734597 was issued on 03/04/2020. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BUDDE most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 5,378 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 87 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $715K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 6,529 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 752 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

880 3RD AVE STE A
CHULA VISTA, CA 91911

Provider Details

NPI 1932734597
Specialty Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse
Credentials DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C
Gender Female
NPI Issued 03/04/2020

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C 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.

WELLMED MEDICAL GROUP PA
SAN ANTONIO, TX

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 BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$346

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.

License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C. To verify LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C — brand share 17.0%
Specialty average (est.)

17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 5,378 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.

5,378
Total Claims
$715K
Total Drug Cost
87
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
5,630
Total Day Supply
158,173
Brand vs Generic
17% brand / 83% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$502K
Generic Drug Cost
$211K
Opioid Claims
41 (0.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
41

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
3.18
Gender Split
83% female / 17% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
409
Levothyroxine Sodium
216
Losartan Potassium
200
Gabapentin
172
Metformin Hcl
168
Lisinopril
154
Trulicity
Dulaglutide
136
Insulin Glargine-Yfgn
125
Sertraline Hcl
125
Famotidine
118

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

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse Overview

How LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C fits within the Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse landscape nationally.

6,529
Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse
752
Avg Claims per Provider

LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's 5,378 claims are above the specialty average of 752.

Nearby Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BUDDE.

Compare Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's specialty?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C specializes in Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse and practices in CHULA VISTA, California. Credentials: DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C.
How much does LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C wrote 5,378 Medicare Part D claims totaling $715K in drug costs for 87 beneficiaries.
Where is LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C located?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C is located at 880 3RD AVE STE A, CHULA VISTA, CA, 91911. Phone: (619) 205-4585.
What is LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's NPI number?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932734597, issued on 03/04/2020.
Does LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $502K in brand drug costs.
Does LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C prescribe opioids?
Yes, LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C had 41 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%.
How many Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse providers are there in the US?
There are 6,529 Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse provider writes 752 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C accept Medicare?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,378 Part D claims and 87 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's credentials?
LAURA BUDDE, DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C's NPI is 1932734597 with credentials DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C. 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

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.
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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