Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Rio Rancho, NM
Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and NPI 1518743608, issued on Sep 5, 2023. Check the license (New Mexico 75538, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy Lynn Howerton
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 75538 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1316 Jackie RD SE Ste 500, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
- Phone
- (505) 415-0719
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231127002981); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1316 Jackie RD SE Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wendy Lynn Howerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 75538Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
879 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrochlorothiazide39 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
- Alprazolam33 claims
- Clonazepam26 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $14.47
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Albuquerque Health Care For The Homeless, IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy Lynn Howerton among 1,642 family nurse practitioner records in New Mexico
Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C 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 2023, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 1,049 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lisa Candelaria, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241649671918
- Ashley Carro, ARNPRio Rancho, NM 871241255604914
- Patricia Conkling, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241356332365
- Estelle Elliott, FNP-BCRio Rancho, NM 871241649621848
- Marlene Ember-Bartolomei, CNPRio Rancho, NM 871241093809469
- Jodie Garcia, CFNPRio Rancho, NM 871241508847344
Common questions
What is Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518743608, issued on Sep 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1316 Jackie RD SE Ste 500, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124. Phone: (505) 415-0719. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 75538, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy Lynn Howerton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 879 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.