Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Orange, CT
Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Orange, Connecticut, and NPI 1407367212, issued on Oct 19, 2017. Check the license (Connecticut 7298, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Potucek Strand
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 7298 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 Boston Post RD Ste 201, Orange, CT 06477
- Phone
- (203) 865-6143
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- Fax
- (203) 772-1265
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180208001911); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 235 Boston Post RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Potucek Strand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 7298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
828 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole132 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate94 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide76 claims
- Mupirocin67 claims
- Hydrocortisone58 claims
- Mometasone Furoate49 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): 90.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,297.50
226 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Hhc Physician Services PLLCOrange, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Potucek Strand among 2,669 family nurse practitioner records in Connecticut
Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C is one of 2,669 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 41% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 1,664 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Orange
They are 14 of the 378 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 2,669 family nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C's NPI number?
Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407367212, issued on Oct 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 Boston Post RD Ste 201, Orange, CT, 06477. Phone: (203) 865-6143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 7298, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Potucek Strand, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 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.