Laura Elizabeth Tavares, ARNP
NPI 1144500356ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care· East Providence, RI
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (ARNP) with Coastal Medical Physicians Inc, practicing in East Providence, Rhode Island. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $692,794 for 11,548 claims, against $14,328 paid for services in 2024. Lists Rhode Island Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1144500356 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | ARNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 26, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Primary | 363LP2300X | APRN00444 | RI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (RI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 129 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 329 across 23 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $14,328 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11,548 · 27,679 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 695 |
| Total drug cost | $692,794 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Coastal Medical Physicians IncWarwick, RI · 225 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI
- The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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