NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, MD

Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1679835698, issued on Jun 14, 2012. Check the license (Maryland R215105, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679835698
Name
Star Tangyie-Che Niba
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
R215105 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 600, Columbia, MD 21044
Phone
(240) 676-7213
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2024
Medicaid ID
987384800 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220919000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Arizona College Of Medicine - Phoenix, 2021
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 600

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

  1. Gabrielle BarringtonProfessional Counselor1750920724
  2. Michael CarrilloBehavior Technician1518899335
  3. Grace GaoBehavior Analyst1376467936
  4. Marquan Jackson, LLMSWClinical Social Worker1518374297
  5. Matila Sackor, LGPCMental Health Counselor1922973726
  6. Kathrine SimmsMental Health Counselor1194912584

Verify Star Tangyie-Che Niba in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,664 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Star Tangyie-Che Niba4,664
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl290 claims
  2. Benztropine Mesylate272 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl225 claims
  4. Fluoxetine Hcl220 claims
  5. Olanzapine218 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl215 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: $106.61

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.

  1. Star Tangyie-Che Niba$106.61
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Mosaic Community Services, IncTimonium, MD
  2. Way Station IncColumbia, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Star Tangyie-Che Niba among 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP is one of 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 9% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 1,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 19% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

102 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 102 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Monsuru Akinyemi, PMHNP-BCColumbia, MD 210441386275550
  2. Mercy Awokunle, CRNPColumbia, MD 210441043888233
  3. Karen Bradley-Poff, C.R.N.P.Columbia, MD 210441205152857
  4. Denisha Cuffee, DNPColumbia, MD 210441932754264
  5. Nneka Ezunagu, CRNPColumbia, MD 210441902230253
  6. Lanaya Jones, FNP, PMHNPColumbia, MD 210441407468887
  7. Mavis Kisseadoo, PMHNPColumbia, MD 210441366081887
  8. Adeline Mangwa, PMHNP-BCColumbia, MD 210441497015283

Common questions

What is Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP's NPI number?

Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679835698, issued on Jun 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 600, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (240) 676-7213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R215105, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Star Tangyie-Che Niba, NP had 4,664 Medicare Part D claims for 195 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.