NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Little Rock, AR

Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1497385009, issued on Jan 22, 2020. Check the license (Arkansas 123642, 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
1497385009
Name
Cara Jane Meckfessel
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
123642 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Wilson RD, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 225-0576
Enumerated
Jan 22, 2020
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200324000082); may accept 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 1301 Wilson RD

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

  1. Susan Bryant, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1073510582
  2. Doug Damron, M.S.,L.P.C.Professional Counselor1083611495
  3. Mary Davis, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154343499
  4. Stephanie Harrington, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1164409512
  5. Charles Lewis, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1376540765
  6. Ron McCafferty, M.S.W.,L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1730186149

Verify Cara Jane Meckfessel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

2,679 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Cara Meckfessel2,679
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl196 claims
  2. Clonazepam194 claims
  3. Lamotrigine184 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl165 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl160 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl146 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: $4,262.25

36 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.

  1. Cara Meckfessel$4,262.25
  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 2 group practices

  1. Arkansas Health GroupLittle Rock, AR
  2. WE Psychiatric Services PLLCLittle Rock, AR

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

Cara Jane Meckfessel among 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN is one of 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 83% 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 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 47% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2020 among the 322 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 25% 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas

There are 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

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

  1. Sonya Canfield, RN, APNLittle Rock, AR 722051437478740
  2. Carol Coleman-Kennedy, APNLittle Rock, AR 722051245320712
  3. Debra Day, APNPLittle Rock, AR 722051194827253
  4. Devin Devlin, MNSC, APRN, PMHNP-BCLittle Rock, AR 722051396224002
  5. Melinda Fair, APNLittle Rock, AR 722051750527461
  6. Rhianna Harberson, PMHNP-BCLittle Rock, AR 722051417405986
  7. Michelle HeadLittle Rock, AR 722051568929826
  8. Tara Kittrell, APNLittle Rock, AR 722051154552404

Common questions

What is Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN's NPI number?

Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497385009, issued on Jan 22, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Wilson RD, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 225-0576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 123642, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cara Jane Meckfessel, APRN had 2,679 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.