NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Brainerd, MN

Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1265998207, issued on Feb 14, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 6349, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1265998207
Name
Twyla Gifford
Credential
FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
6349 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1024 Thiesse RD, Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone
(218) 245-4118
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2019
Record last updated
May 1, 2026
Fax
(218) 454-0710
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240810000369); may accept 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 1024 Thiesse RD

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

  1. Catherine Munson, LGSWSocial Worker1871483891

Verify Twyla Gifford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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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Industry payments in 2024: $2,631.98

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuronetics, 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. Twyla Gifford$2,631.98
  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 one group practice

  1. Brainerd Lakes Area Psychiatry LLCBrainerd, MN

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

Twyla Gifford among 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Minnesota

Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC is one of 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 36% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2021 among the 675 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 26% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brainerd

They are 13 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 990 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.

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

  1. Danette Diethert, PMHNPBrainerd, MN 564011083014385
  2. Kelsi Evans, RN, PMHNPBrainerd, MN 564011255866521
  3. Barbara Frey-Brown, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011205114303
  4. Luke FunkBrainerd, MN 564011003676263
  5. Rebecca Gonzalez, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011962988774
  6. Jared Harnack, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011093249419
  7. Kimberly Henderson, APRN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011114991361
  8. Linda Kelley, CNP, PMHNP, B.C.Brainerd, MN 564011932952488

Common questions

What is Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265998207, issued on Feb 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1024 Thiesse RD, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 245-4118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Twyla Gifford, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 6349, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.