Laura Ortega, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Las Cruces, NM
Laura Ortega, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1245765494, issued on Apr 25, 2017. Check the license (New Mexico CNP-03208, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Ortega
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- CNP-03208 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 S Solano Dr Ste B, Las Cruces, NM 88001
- Phone
- (575) 526-6280
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (575) 526-1110
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170612000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Ortega 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 CNP-03208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,976 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium220 claims
- Metformin Hcl185 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Lisinopril135 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl130 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,038.29
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Las Cruces Physician Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Ortega among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Laura Ortega, NP-C is one of 1,642 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 146 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Laura Ortega, NP-C's NPI number?
Laura Ortega, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245765494, issued on Apr 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Ortega, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 S Solano Dr Ste B, Las Cruces, NM, 88001. Phone: (575) 526-6280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Ortega, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number CNP-03208, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Ortega, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Ortega, NP-C had 4,976 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Ortega, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.