Yanina V, Shames, PNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Tucson, AZ
Yanina V, Shames, PNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1477863744, issued on Oct 20, 2010. Check the license (Arizona AP3829, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yanina V, Shames
- Credential
- PNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP3829 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4901 E 5TH St, Tucson, AZ 85711
- Phone
- (520) 318-9222
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 318-9049
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110218000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Yanina V, Shames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license AP3829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
5,527 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate266 claims
- Clonazepam264 claims
- Trazodone Hcl263 claims
- Sertraline Hcl210 claims
- Olanzapine207 claims
- Lorazepam199 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Codac Health Recovery And WellnessTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yanina V, Shames among 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Yanina V, Shames, PNP is one of 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 14% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2020 among the 1,079 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 23% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
242 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tucson
They are 242 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Yanina V, Shames, PNP's NPI number?
Yanina V, Shames, PNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477863744, issued on Oct 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yanina V, Shames, PNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4901 E 5TH St, Tucson, AZ, 85711. Phone: (520) 318-9222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yanina V, Shames, PNP's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number AP3829, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Yanina V, Shames, PNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yanina V, Shames, PNP had 5,527 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.