NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C.

Family Nurse Practitioner · South Portland, ME

Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C. is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in South Portland, Maine, and NPI 1497840847, issued on Oct 3, 2006. Check the license (Maine AP081485, as entered in NPPES) with the Maine 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
1497840847
Name
Tiffany L. Townsend
Credential
F.N.P.-C.
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP081485 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
78 Atlantic PL, South Portland, ME 04106
Phone
(207) 842-7736
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(207) 842-7773
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140306000520); 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 78 Atlantic PL

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

  1. Nicholas Piotrowski, MDPsychiatry Physician1134440803

Verify Tiffany L. Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maine 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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

884 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.

  1. Tiffany Townsend884
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy140 claims
  2. Tivicay92 claims
  3. Descovy65 claims
  4. Xifaxan65 claims
  5. Juluca43 claims
  6. Triumeq41 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.1
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. MainehealthPortland, ME

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

Tiffany L. Townsend among 1,274 family nurse practitioner records in Maine

Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C. is one of 1,274 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maine. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 811 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in South Portland

They are 46 of the 1,143 NPPES records with a practice address in South Portland, and 1,274 family nurse practitioner records in Maine.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pamela Argereow, FNPSouth Portland, ME 041061013087758
  2. Lisa Bulthuis, NPSouth Portland, ME 041061689636607
  3. Mary Delois, RN,MSN,F.N.P.-CSouth Portland, ME 041061003963232
  4. Sarah Fuhrman, FNPSouth Portland, ME 041061053380741
  5. Jaime Hare, FNP-CSouth Portland, ME 041061679543219
  6. Duncan Hopkins, MS, FNP-CSouth Portland, ME 041061033233754
  7. Lynn Howard, APRN CNPSouth Portland, ME 041061184624397
  8. Melissa Libby, FNPSouth Portland, ME 041061033170709

Common questions

What is Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C.'s NPI number?

Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497840847, issued on Oct 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Atlantic PL, South Portland, ME, 04106. Phone: (207) 842-7736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C.'s license?

NPPES lists Maine license number AP081485, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C. had 884 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tiffany L. Townsend, F.N.P.-C.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 of 100. 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.