Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Searcy, AR
Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Searcy, Arkansas, and NPI 1164289906, issued on Feb 28, 2024. Check the license (Arkansas 227820, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alena Nelton Nichols
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 227820 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 406 Rodgers Dr, Searcy, AR 72143
- Phone
- (501) 279-7979
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2024
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2026
- Fax
- (501) 305-3535
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240409002454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alena Nelton Nichols in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 227820Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
423 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin18 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Jardiance13 claims
- Ozempic11 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: $229.31
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- ArcareSearcy, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alena Nelton Nichols among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Searcy
They are 52 of the 1,409 NPPES records with a practice address in Searcy, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN's NPI number?
Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164289906, issued on Feb 28, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406 Rodgers Dr, Searcy, AR, 72143. Phone: (501) 279-7979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 227820, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alena Nelton Nichols, APRN had 423 Medicare Part D claims for 120 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.