Nicole Danielle Lucero, FNP-C
NPI 1417679556ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Albuquerque, NM
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) with Ortega Wellness, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $34,920 for 487 claims, against $2,440 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $697.32 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1417679556 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 15, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 15, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 69615 | NM |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 21 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 42 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,440 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 487 · 785 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 72 |
| Total drug cost | $34,920 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Ortega WellnessRio Rancho, NM · 6 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$697.32 · 50 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$783.36 · 55 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $262.23 | 28 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $59.20 | 3 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $54.15 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $44.22 | 2 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $36.95 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$697.32 · 50 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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