NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blake Towell, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · North Little Rock, AR

Blake Towell, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1275061657, issued on May 30, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas A006085, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275061657
Name
Blake Towell
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
A006085 AR
R089860 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2504 Mccain Blvd Ste 101, North Little Rock, AR 72116
Phone
(501) 406-7640
Enumerated
May 30, 2017
Record last updated
Jan 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(501) 319-7227
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190225001855); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Blake Towell75
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone23 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  3. Gabapentin13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score79.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $71.18

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. 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. Blake Towell$71.18
  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. Martin Knee And Sports Medicine Center, PANorth Little Rock, AR

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

Blake Towell among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Blake Towell, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 37% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

50 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in North Little Rock

They are 50 of the 2,298 NPPES records with a practice address in North Little Rock, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martha Berry, APNNorth Little Rock, AR 721161073569828
  2. Kimberly Gates, APRNNorth Little Rock, AR 721161346749504
  3. Ralonda Greer, FNPNorth Little Rock, AR 721161861962219
  4. Gretchen Hackler, APRNNorth Little Rock, AR 721161922755180
  5. Jennifer James, APNNorth Little Rock, AR 721161558820688
  6. Ashley Jones, FNP-BCNorth Little Rock, AR 721161700563756
  7. Victoria Klaetsch, APRN-CNP, IBCLCNorth Little Rock, AR 721161265880926
  8. Heather McCaleb, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCNorth Little Rock, AR 721161033690540

Common questions

What is Blake Towell, APRN's NPI number?

Blake Towell, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275061657, issued on May 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blake Towell, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2504 Mccain Blvd Ste 101, North Little Rock, AR, 72116. Phone: (501) 406-7640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blake Towell, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A006085, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Blake Towell, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Blake Towell, APRN had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Blake Towell, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.