Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · The Villages, FL
Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in The Villages, Florida, and NPI 1700168085, issued on Sep 13, 2011. Check the license (Florida APRN9323763, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License numbers
- APRN9323763 FL
ARNP 9323763 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Farner PL, The Villages, FL 32163
- Phone
- (844) 884-9355
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Fax
- (352) 674-8910
- Medicaid ID
- 004023800 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111006000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license APRN9323763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Carvedilol17 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Metformin Hcl13 claims
- Altavera11 claims
- Symbicort11 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: $149.16
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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 2 group practices
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care Vitality IncThe Villages, FL
- The Villages Health System LLCThe Villages, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen among 3,214 adult health nurse practitioner records in Florida
Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP is one of 3,214 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 33% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2016 among the 1,584 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in The Villages
They are 22 of the 1,011 NPPES records with a practice address in The Villages, and 3,214 adult health nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Andrea Leclair, DNPThe Villages, FL 321631164145892
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- Evelyn WarrenThe Villages, FL 321631346871597
- Mary Bowers, APRNThe Villages, FL 321621306516554
- Maria Byrd, ARNPThe Villages, FL 321621922359207
- Leslee D'Amato-Kubiet, APRNPalm Coast, FL 321641396715561
Common questions
What is Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP's NPI number?
Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700168085, issued on Sep 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Farner PL, The Villages, FL, 32163. Phone: (844) 884-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number APRN9323763, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Praxides Mukoche Mbakaya-Chen, ARNP had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.