NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM

Midwife · Damascus, MD

Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM is a midwife with a practice address in Damascus, Maryland, and NPI 1952303604, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Maryland R134236, 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
1952303604
Name
Theresa D. Poepperling
Credential
CNM
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License number
R134236 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26005 Ridge Road, Damascus, MD 20872
Phone
(301) 414-2300
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(301) 414-2306
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231012002118); 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 26005 Ridge Road

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

  1. Mary Mackanin, C.N.M.Advanced Practice Midwife1154381143
  2. Julia Perkins, C.N.MAdvanced Practice Midwife1174893713
  3. Jane Piness, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053382796
  4. Kelly Valceanu, RN, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1952630329

Verify Theresa D. Poepperling in five checks

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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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 score69.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $166.30

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Theresa Poepperling$166.30
  2. Specialty average$177.07

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. Maryland Physicians Edge LLCDamascus, MD
  2. Simmonds Martin And Helmbrecht LLCGermantown, MD

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

Theresa D. Poepperling among 110 midwife records in Maryland

Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM is one of 110 midwife records with a practice address in Maryland. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 34% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2020 among the 37 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 midwife records list a practice address in Damascus

They are 2 of the 131 NPPES records with a practice address in Damascus, and 110 midwife records in Maryland.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tara Smith, C.N.M.Damascus, MD 208721285608703
  2. Joey Pascarella, CNMGermantown, MD 208741497975148
  3. Rachel Bender, MSN, APRN, CNMSilver Spring, MD 209021295663763
  4. Kiana Venable, CNMSilver Spring, MD 209041164207734
  5. Mariah Hearne, CNMSilver Spring, MD 209101861102659
  6. Helen Mejia, CNMSilver Spring, MD 209101497253686
  7. Luisely Melecio-Zambrano, CPM, LDEMTakoma Park, MD 209121265172803
  8. Kimberly Severn, C.N.MBethesda, MD 208171881632206

Common questions

What is Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM's NPI number?

Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952303604, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26005 Ridge Road, Damascus, MD, 20872. Phone: (301) 414-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R134236, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Theresa D. Poepperling, CNM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.