NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN

Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255969846, issued on Mar 30, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 27296, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255969846
Name
Ashley Nichole Sears
Credential
AGACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
27296 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 936-2000
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2020
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200924000661); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2019
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 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

328 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashley Sears328
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Amiodarone Hcl49 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate45 claims
  3. Eliquis37 claims
  4. Sotalol34 claims
  5. Dofetilide24 claims
  6. Clopidogrel20 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): 97.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $10,133.34

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashley Sears$10,133
  2. Specialty average$648

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersMt Juliet, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Ashley Nichole Sears among 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC is one of 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 769 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

573 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 573 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 1,071 acute care nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cindy Byrd, APRN-CNPNashville, TN 372321134159270
  2. Cindy Desio, NPNashville, TN 372321255372587
  3. Daniel Enroth, RN, MSN, ACNPNashville, TN 372321851336036
  4. Joanne Frazee, ACNPNashville, TN 372321376548727
  5. Tracey Goddard, ACNP-BCNashville, TN 372321477595106
  6. Reagan Hall, NPNashville, TN 372321073577201
  7. Julieanne Hutchison, MSN, ACNP, RNNashville, TN 372321013971803
  8. Krista Kuhnert-Gainer, APRNNashville, TN 372321861429854

Common questions

What is Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?

Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255969846, issued on Mar 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27296, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashley Nichole Sears, AGACNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.

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