NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marie Puffpaff, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Los Alamitos, CA

Marie Puffpaff, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1881711372, issued on Mar 22, 2007. Check the license (California NP5118, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881711372
Name
Marie Puffpaff
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
NP5118 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5300 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Phone
(562) 430-7533
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5300 Katella Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carlos ArguedasInternal Medicine Physician1023075579
  2. Ramandeep Brar, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1821165549
  3. Valerie Cacho, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1528296845
  4. Stuart Fischer, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1083656086
  5. Steven Forman, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1023059763
  6. Diana GlovaciCardiovascular Disease Physician1366805590

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

994 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Marie Puffpaff994
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis99 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate82 claims
  3. Furosemide63 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium44 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,429.69

62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marie Puffpaff$1,429.69
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Marie Puffpaff among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California

Marie Puffpaff, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 18% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 42% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashley Kandu, AGNPLos Alamitos, CA 907201467115535
  2. Thanh Pham, FNP-CLos Alamitos, CA 907201295628675
  3. Xuan Hoang Linda Tran, NPLos Alamitos, CA 907201033679568
  4. Malinda Wheeler, APRNLos Alamitos, CA 907201457564981
  5. Shireen Alwani, NPParamount, CA 907231982870291
  6. Thuylien Chau, FNPParamount, CA 907231063104248
  7. Jayceelyn DelacruzParamount, CA 907231629102173
  8. Demmia SalardaParamount, CA 907231750892899

Common questions

What is Marie Puffpaff, NP's NPI number?

Marie Puffpaff, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881711372, issued on Mar 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marie Puffpaff, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5300 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 430-7533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marie Puffpaff, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number NP5118, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Marie Puffpaff, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marie Puffpaff, NP had 994 Medicare Part D claims for 486 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.