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2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1336756386 APRN
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Family Nurse Practitioner in London, Kentucky.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 210,832 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 441 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
98%
generic claims · 2% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
87.5/100
▲ 4 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$133.81
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
April McDonald, APRN reported a CMS MIPS final score of 87.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,787 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 87.5/100
- MIPS score · +4 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 98%
- generic prescribing
- $133.81
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1336756386 · Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1336756386
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-MEGA 211K Family Nurse
- MIPS-ABOVE 87.5/100
- RX-MID 1,787
- BOOK-MID 5,006 in Kentucky
- PHOTO-FINISH Tracey Frederick · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- McDonald · this …
McDonald · this provider
87.5 MIPS pts
- Leeann Roberts ·…
Leeann Roberts
87.5 MIPS pts
- Tracey Frederick…
Tracey Frederick
87.5 MIPS pts
- Tonya Harper · n…
Tonya Harper
87.5 MIPS pts
- Brittany Harriso…
Brittany Harrison
87.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
April McDonald, APRN's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
88 ≥ 52nd percentile 52% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where April McDonald, APRN sits
This provider among family nurse practitioner peers
Across the 26,556 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, April McDonald, APRN writes more Part D claims than 79% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 53% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is April McDonald, APRN. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about April McDonald, APRN?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
1,787 46% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
87.5/100 4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
April McDonald, APRN's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 87.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1336756386 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | APRN |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/24/2020 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
87.5327
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.5859
Quality
68.0815
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where April McDonald, APRN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Commonwealth Pain Associates PLLC
London, KY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for April McDonald, APRN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$134
Largest payer
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
April McDonald, APRN - brand share 2.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average
2% brand-name claims vs 98% generic, on 1,787 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,787
Total Claims
$80K
Total Drug Cost
441
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,822
- Total Day Supply
- 52,442
- Brand vs Generic
- 2% brand / 98% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $35K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $45K
- Opioid Claims
- 576 (32.2% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 64.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.43
- Gender Split
- 53% female / 47% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 190, 65-74: 181, 75-84: 56, 85+: 14
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What April McDonald, APRN prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
506 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
443 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium 168
Diclofenac Sodium
168 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 80
Tizanidine Hcl
80 claims
- Pregabalin 66
Pregabalin
66 claims
- Baclofen 64
Baclofen
64 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 63
Tramadol Hcl
63 claims
- Meloxicam 60
Meloxicam
60 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 506 |
| Gabapentin | 443 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 168 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 80 |
| Pregabalin | 66 |
| Baclofen | 64 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 63 |
| Meloxicam | 60 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 55 |
| Lidocaine | 42 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How April McDonald, APRN fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
210,832
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider
April McDonald, APRN's 1,787 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.
Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for McDonald, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (87.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as McDonald.
One of 5,006 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Kentucky, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Katie Aaron
APRN
Columbia, KY
Dr. Rachael Abell
APRN
Louisville, KY
Dr. Amy Ables
APRN
Hartford, KY
Dr. Melanie Abner
APRN, CNM
Morehead, KY
Dr. Julie Abney
APRN
Lexington, KY
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is April McDonald, APRN's specialty? ▼
April McDonald, APRN specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in London, Kentucky. Credentials: APRN.
How much does April McDonald, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, April McDonald, APRN wrote 1,787 Medicare Part D claims totaling $80K in drug costs for 441 beneficiaries.
What is April McDonald, APRN's Medicare quality score? ▼
April McDonald, APRN has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 87.5/100 (Quality: 80.6, Cost: 68.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is April McDonald, APRN located? ▼
April McDonald, APRN is located at 100 LONDON MOUNTAIN VIEW DR, London, KY, 40741. Phone: (606) 260-8613.
What is April McDonald, APRN's NPI number? ▼
April McDonald, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336756386, issued on 09/24/2020.
Does April McDonald, APRN prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
April McDonald, APRN's prescribing is 2% brand-name and 98% generic drugs by claim count, with $35K in brand drug costs.
Does April McDonald, APRN prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, April McDonald, APRN had 576 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 32.2%.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 210,832 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does April McDonald, APRN prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, April McDonald, APRN's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin, Diclofenac Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does April McDonald, APRN accept Medicare? ▼
April McDonald, APRN appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,787 Part D claims and 441 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify April McDonald, APRN's credentials? ▼
April McDonald, APRN's NPI is 1336756386 with credentials APRN. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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