NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

April Skaggs, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY

April Skaggs, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1720727423, issued on Jun 1, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky 3017387, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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
1720727423
Name
April Skaggs
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
3017387 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
496 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY 40503
Phone
(859) 288-2425
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220718003608); 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 496 Southland Dr

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

  1. Brandy Akers, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1083912141
  2. Shelia Albright, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518287606
  3. Leslie Alicea, LCSWClinical Social Worker1942572524
  4. Sofeia Aslam, DOPsychiatry Physician1053816819
  5. Ryan Babb, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1790397081
  6. Carol Baker, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1295093938

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

643 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. April Skaggs643
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl49 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl44 claims
  3. Vraylar37 claims
  4. Venlafaxine Hcl Er36 claims
  5. Mirtazapine34 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl33 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: $246.71

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. April Skaggs$246.71
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Healthfirst Bluegrass IncLexington, KY

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

April Skaggs among 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

April Skaggs, APRN is one of 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 58% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2021 among the 790 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

177 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 177 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathan Bartley, NPLexington, KY 405031306329388
  2. Tammy Blanchard, ARNPLexington, KY 405031164606075
  3. Jenna Buchanan, APRNLexington, KY 405031679501308
  4. Lori FryeLexington, KY 405031033677646
  5. Kelly Locknane, APRNLexington, KY 405031447815857
  6. Lindsey McAlpine, APRNLexington, KY 405031548798309
  7. Kelly McIntyre, APRNLexington, KY 405031902447568
  8. Danielle McPeak, APRNLexington, KY 405031548516040

Common questions

What is April Skaggs, APRN's NPI number?

April Skaggs, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720727423, issued on Jun 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is April Skaggs, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 496 Southland Dr, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 288-2425. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify April Skaggs, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3017387, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does April Skaggs, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, April Skaggs, APRN had 643 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.