April R. Downing, FNP, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Bells, TN
April R. Downing, FNP, APN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Bells, Tennessee, and NPI 1982843231, issued on Feb 10, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 13937, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- April R. Downing
- Credential
- FNP, APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 13937 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4128 Old Jackson RD, Bells, TN 38006
- Phone
- (731) 393-3500
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Fax
- (844) 374-0233
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090601000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify April R. Downing in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 13937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,312 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl619 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate286 claims
- Trazodone Hcl225 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Sertraline Hcl190 claims
- Divalproex Sodium170 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,054.24
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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
- Ultra Health LLCBells, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
April R. Downing among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
April R. Downing, FNP, APN is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 17% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Bells
They are 4 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Bells, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bells → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is April R. Downing, FNP, APN's NPI number?
April R. Downing, FNP, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982843231, issued on Feb 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is April R. Downing, FNP, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4128 Old Jackson RD, Bells, TN, 38006. Phone: (731) 393-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify April R. Downing, FNP, APN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 13937, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does April R. Downing, FNP, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, April R. Downing, FNP, APN had 5,312 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is April R. Downing, FNP, APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.