NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Morganton, NC

April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Morganton, North Carolina, and NPI 1043702673, issued on May 30, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 5017699, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043702673
Name
April Nicole Claunch
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5017699 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
103 Medical Heights Dr, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 437-4211
Enumerated
May 30, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2024
Fax
(828) 437-0629
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230425001161); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 103 Medical Heights Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Margaret Brittain, DNP-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548153919
  2. Deborah Davis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1194767145
  3. Martin Gessner, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1093746661
  4. Glenn Gould, DOFamily Medicine Physician1164469011
  5. Elizabeth HawesPhysician Assistant1306332077
  6. Jennifer Kerley, DNP, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275231672

Verify April Nicole Claunch in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,975 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. April Claunch1,975
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Lisinopril55 claims
  3. Gabapentin53 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
  6. Omeprazole43 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: $96.94

5 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.

  1. April Claunch$96.94
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Burke Primary Care LLCMorganton, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

April Nicole Claunch among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Morganton

They are 48 of the 986 NPPES records with a practice address in Morganton, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Baden, F.N.PMorganton, NC 286551083640395
  2. Elizabeth BrowningMorganton, NC 286551992101703
  3. Buffie Buchanan, FNP-CMorganton, NC 286551881925899
  4. Tracy Chapman, F.N.P.Morganton, NC 286551285637413
  5. Lindsay Cox, NPMorganton, NC 286551588032288
  6. Annie Deal, FNP-CMorganton, NC 286551467620906
  7. Barbara Deaton, APRN-BCMorganton, NC 286551336130418
  8. Amy Evans, FNP,CNMMorganton, NC 286551790939320

Common questions

What is April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C's NPI number?

April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043702673, issued on May 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Medical Heights Dr, Morganton, NC, 28655. Phone: (828) 437-4211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5017699, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, April Nicole Claunch, FNP-C had 1,975 Medicare Part D claims for 430 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.