NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Spokane, WA

Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1578886305, issued on Mar 8, 2010. Check the license (Washington AP60139269, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington 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
1578886305
Name
Tamara Lynette Bruns
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
AP60139269 WA
NP-1269A ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6002 N Lidgerwood St, Spokane, WA 99208
Phone
(509) 482-4402
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2026
Fax
(877) 516-7881
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140324000712); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6002 N Lidgerwood St

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

  1. Saima Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275516130
  2. Sandra Altshuler, LICSW, MSW, PH.D.Clinical Social Worker1417519513
  3. Mary Badger, DOInternal Medicine Physician1922097799
  4. Sherry BakerPediatrics Physician1427478692
  5. Beth Barton, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1295871366
  6. John BaumannCounselor1578615399

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington 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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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,732 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tamara Bruns1,732
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium132 claims
  2. Lisinopril106 claims
  3. Omeprazole63 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium56 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl45 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er44 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Community Health Association OF SpokaneSpokane, WA
  2. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF WashingtonSpokane, WA

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

Tamara Lynette Bruns among 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington

Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP is one of 3,781 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2010, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

279 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Spokane

They are 279 of the 14,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Spokane, and 3,781 family nurse practitioner records in Washington.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sonja Arganbright, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081639361462
  2. Rimma Barko, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081598997827
  3. Diane Beernink, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081003845082
  4. April EstelleSpokane, WA 992081386925949
  5. Deborah Fertakis, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081710015110
  6. Cynthia Fitzgerald, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081487668083
  7. Colette Hoyt, MSN, ARNPSpokane, WA 992081578799896
  8. Brooke Jordan, A.R.N.PSpokane, WA 992081114142205

Common questions

What is Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP's NPI number?

Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578886305, issued on Mar 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6002 N Lidgerwood St, Spokane, WA, 99208. Phone: (509) 482-4402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number AP60139269, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamara Lynette Bruns, ARNP had 1,732 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.