Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Encinitas, CA
Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1700124971, issued on Jan 23, 2013. Check the license (California 95005445, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Harwood McKenna
- Credential
- RN, PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- 95005445 CA
761084 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 351 Santa FE Dr Ste 200, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (858) 279-1223
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170516001229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 351 Santa FE Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paula Harwood McKenna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95005445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,884 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate184 claims
- Sertraline Hcl179 claims
- Trazodone Hcl154 claims
- Bupropion Xl107 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate100 claims
- Lamotrigine85 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: $14.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Harwood McKenna among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 15% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in Encinitas → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debra Bates, PMHNP-BCEncinitas, CA 920241457928764
- Anne Brantman, RN CNS NPEncinitas, CA 920241689621633
- Marita Dailo, PMHNP-BCEncinitas, CA 920241326053174
- Chantal Flanagan, PMHNP-BCEncinitas, CA 920241396032975
- Danielle Manna, PMHNPEncinitas, CA 920241407687007
- Julia Morrill, RN, PMHNPEncinitas, CA 920241326367814
- Maurice Sheehan, NPEncinitas, CA 920241922340694
- Kelsy WilliamsEncinitas, CA 920241265276406
Common questions
What is Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700124971, issued on Jan 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Santa FE Dr Ste 200, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (858) 279-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95005445, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Harwood McKenna, RN, PMHNP-BC had 1,884 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.