NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tera Gardner, CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Rio Rancho, NM

Tera Gardner, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and NPI 1659733731, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (New Mexico 54686, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659733731
Name
Tera Gardner
Credential
CNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
54686 NM
53-77233-122 KS
2016009388 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4005 High Resort Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone
(505) 462-6000
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2026
Fax
(505) 727-9590
Medicaid ID
96533544 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190129000846); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4005 High Resort Blvd SE

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

  1. Janice Anderson, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1255677639
  2. Rhonda Bentz, CNPFamily Medicine Physician1316031784
  3. Kristyn BilakAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1770149395
  4. William Borgeson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1952495327
  5. Rebecca Bourbon, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1003973231
  6. James Bruce, MDPediatrics Physician1306930771

Verify Tera Gardner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico 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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tera Gardner1,049
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa57 claims
  2. Prednisone47 claims
  3. Gabapentin45 claims
  4. Doxycycline Monohydrate39 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
  6. Famotidine29 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): 83.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. New Mexico Center For Pain And Wellness, LLCAlbuquerque, NM

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

Tera Gardner among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico

Tera Gardner, CNP is one of 1,642 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Mexico. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 39% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Rio Rancho

They are 63 of the 2,171 NPPES records with a practice address in Rio Rancho, and 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacob Armijo, FNPAlbuquerque, NM 871241841520848
  2. Wendee Burnett, APRN, BCRio Rancho, NM 871241750425344
  3. Lisa Candelaria, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241649671918
  4. Ashley Carro, ARNPRio Rancho, NM 871241255604914
  5. Patricia Conkling, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241356332365
  6. Estelle Elliott, FNP-BCRio Rancho, NM 871241649621848
  7. Marlene Ember-Bartolomei, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241093809469
  8. Jodie Garcia, CFNPRio Rancho, NM 871241508847344

Common questions

What is Tera Gardner, CNP's NPI number?

Tera Gardner, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659733731, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tera Gardner, CNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4005 High Resort Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 462-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tera Gardner, CNP's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 54686, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tera Gardner, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tera Gardner, CNP had 1,049 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tera Gardner, CNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.