NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cincy Lou Nicholson

Family Nurse Practitioner · Asheville, NC

Cincy Lou Nicholson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1972079481, issued on Oct 23, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina F09180332, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972079481
Name
Cincy Lou Nicholson
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F09180332 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
136 Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 296-0880
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221109000757); 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 136 Charlotte Hwy

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

  1. Diana Bradley, MDFamily Medicine Physician1295835007
  2. Paul Chang, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790797280
  3. Devlin Cole, MDPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician1487001913
  4. Joseph CresenzoFamily Nurse Practitioner1629859756
  5. Samantha Ericksen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679071773
  6. Megan Hartley, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518245729

Verify Cincy Lou Nicholson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Cincy Nicholson96
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium19 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Family Health And Wellness IncLibby, MT

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

Cincy Lou Nicholson among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Cincy Lou Nicholson is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

196 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 196 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Clinchard, FNPAsheville, NC 288031902088149
  2. Kathleen Cotten, FNP-CAsheville, NC 288031467453704
  3. Laurie Frarey, FNP-CAsheville, NC 288031649350711
  4. Todd Genre, FNPAsheville, NC 288031265604300
  5. Scott Governo, FNP/PNPAsheville, NC 288031578533956
  6. Kellie Kendall, MSN, NP-CAsheville, NC 288031235374869
  7. Chris Manick, FNPAsheville, NC 288031972651230
  8. Judy Neubrander, FNPAsheville, NC 288031518282359

Common questions

What is Cincy Lou Nicholson's NPI number?

Cincy Lou Nicholson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972079481, issued on Oct 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cincy Lou Nicholson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Charlotte Hwy, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 296-0880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cincy Lou Nicholson's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number F09180332, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Cincy Lou Nicholson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cincy Lou Nicholson had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.