Nirja Kafle, FNP
NPI 1578165486ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Albuquerque, NM
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with Cura Healthcare and 1 other group, practicing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $22,884 for 70 claims, against $8,720 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $297.67 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1578165486 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 15, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 29, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 58523 | 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 | 67 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 162 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,720 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 70 · 83 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 27 |
| Total drug cost | $22,884 |
| Generic share | 64% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Cura HealthcareAlbuquerque, NM · 81 clinicians
- New Mexico Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic Juan Tabo LLCAlbuquerque, NM · 8 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$297.67 · 14 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$379.34 · 23 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $167.70 | 7 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $54.41 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $36.53 | 2 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $21.87 | 1 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $17.16 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$297.67 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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