Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS
Family Nurse Practitioner · Albuquerque, NM
Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1548729296, issued on Mar 12, 2019. Check the license (New Mexico 55391, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leota Merle Jentzen
- Credential
- APRN-CNS
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 55391 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6020 Silver Leaf Trl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
- Phone
- (806) 640-2790
- Enumerated
- Mar 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190708001320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leota Merle Jentzen 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 55391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl16 claims
- Naloxone Hcl13 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): 85.2 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
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leota Merle Jentzen among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS 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 2019, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
648 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 648 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS's NPI number?
Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548729296, issued on Mar 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6020 Silver Leaf Trl NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111. Phone: (806) 640-2790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 55391, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leota Merle Jentzen, APRN-CNS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.