NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Candace Colston

Nurse Practitioner · Dallas, GA

Candace Colston is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Dallas, Georgia, and NPI 1730574450, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Georgia RN138876, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia 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
1730574450
Name
Candace Colston
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
RN138876 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 W Memorial Dr, Dallas, GA 30132
Phone
(470) 644-7000
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171116002728); 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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Also registered at 600 W Memorial Dr

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

  1. Sharon Amaya, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1326151861
  2. Joy Onwusibe, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1568718450

Verify Candace Colston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia 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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

483 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Candace Colston483
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone85 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate57 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
  4. Fluticasone Propionate24 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
  6. Prednisone20 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): 92.9 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 score80.4
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wellstar Medical Group LLCKennesaw, GA

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

Candace Colston among 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia

Candace Colston is one of 3,109 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 1,734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in Georgia

There are 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rita EdosomwanDallas, GA 301321962351502
  2. Matilda NjuDallas, GA 301321184274896
  3. Yolonda RawlsDallas, GA 301321053986174
  4. Charisma Freeman, NP-CDouglasville, GA 301341417324484
  5. Sherry Harper, APRNDouglasville, GA 301341871015362
  6. Tracy Jones, FNP.CDouglasville, GA 301341801858527
  7. Inger McCoy, NP-CDouglasville, GA 301341881768455
  8. Danna Michel, NPDouglasville, GA 301341194361899

Common questions

What is Candace Colston's NPI number?

Candace Colston's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730574450, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Candace Colston located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 W Memorial Dr, Dallas, GA, 30132. Phone: (470) 644-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Candace Colston's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number RN138876, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Candace Colston prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Candace Colston had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Candace Colston's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 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.