Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Franklin, VA
Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Franklin, Virginia, and NPI 1134751530, issued on Feb 4, 2020. Check the license (Virginia 0024178770, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candace Bynum Lankford
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 0024178770 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 W 2ND Ave, Franklin, VA 23851
- Phone
- (757) 744-9593
- Enumerated
- Feb 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200429001017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 115 W 2ND Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Golston, MA, CSACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1629896675
Verify Candace Bynum Lankford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0024178770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl152 claims
- Buspirone Hcl91 claims
- Clonazepam75 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er67 claims
- Bupropion Xl63 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): 81.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,575.23
83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Arman C Moshyedi MD PLLCVirginia Beach, VA
- Ocean Psychiatric Group PCVirginia Beach, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candace Bynum Lankford among 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia
Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 38% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 38% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2021 among the 903 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 16% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Virginia
There are 1,531 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Virginia.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Naomi MyrickFranklin, VA 238511700430733
- Clare Overman, PMHNP-BCEmporia, VA 238471871312983
- Nasr Basir Balla, NURSE PRACTITIONERHopewell, VA 238601962075572
- Nicole Beer, NPHopewell, VA 238601407939184
- Keasia Jones, APRN, PMHNP-BCHopewell, VA 238601659291995
- Alyssa Saad, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCHopewell, VA 238601407732464
- Jennifer Smith, PMHNP-BCHopewell, VA 238601811732217
- Cynthia Timok, PMHNPHopewell, VA 238601508621962
Common questions
What is Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134751530, issued on Feb 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 W 2ND Ave, Franklin, VA, 23851. Phone: (757) 744-9593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024178770, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC had 1,467 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Candace Bynum Lankford, PMHNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.