Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · El Paso, TX
Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1942699152, issued on Jan 12, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP126961, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Penafiel
- Credential
- ACNPC-AG
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- AP126961 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2931 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79903
- Phone
- (915) 562-4246
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151112001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2931 Montana Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Easter, MDGeneral Practice Physician1235131020
- Julie Padilla, APNNurse Practitioner1881948982
Verify Laura Penafiel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP126961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin64 claims
- Methylprednisolone39 claims
- Paxlovid35 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Baclofen31 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro30 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- EL Paso County Hospital DistrictEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Penafiel among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas
There are 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karla Acevedo, AGACNPEl Paso, TX 799021306576533
- Iris Aguilera, APRN-CNPEl Paso, TX 799021598477143
- Eduardo Aguirre, AGACNP-BCEl Paso, TX 799041841896032
- Bryan Botello, NPEl Paso, TX 799021003495912
- Jocelyn Carnero, AGACNP-BCEl Paso, TX 799021417737651
- Vivian Cerrillo, APRNEl Paso, TX 799021003603630
- Lourdes Del Real, NPEl Paso, TX 799021851277750
- Jose Esquivel, APRN AGACNP-BC, MSNEl Paso, TX 799021265143564
Common questions
What is Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG's NPI number?
Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942699152, issued on Jan 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2931 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX, 79903. Phone: (915) 562-4246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP126961, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Penafiel, ACNPC-AG's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.