Courtney Nickel, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Iota, LA
Courtney Nickel, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iota, Louisiana, and NPI 1659957876, issued on Mar 18, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 218941, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Courtney Nickel
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 218941 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 119 S 5TH St, Iota, LA 70543
- Phone
- (337) 315-0372
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210624002309); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 119 S 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brittany ArdoinFamily Nurse Practitioner1538089792
- Nicole Doucet, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174520035
- Angela Jones, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1770944985
- Stephen Lacaze, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023596053
- Katelyn LeblancFamily Nurse Practitioner1275205262
- Meagan Steele, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245899467
Verify Courtney Nickel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 218941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
278 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen45 claims
- Methocarbamol32 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
- Prednisone13 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: $13.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- Parish State Emergency Physicians LLCNew Iberia, LA
- St Martin Emergency Group LLCBreaux Bridge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Courtney Nickel among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Courtney Nickel, FNP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Iota
They are 7 of the 19 NPPES records with a practice address in Iota, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Iota → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brittany ArdoinIota, LA 705431538089792
- Nicole Doucet, NPIota, LA 705431174520035
- Angela Jones, FNP-CIota, LA 705431770944985
- Stephen Lacaze, FNPIota, LA 705431023596053
- Katelyn LeblancIota, LA 705431275205262
- Meagan Steele, APRN, FNP-CIota, LA 705431245899467
- Henrietta Chambers, NPJeanerette, LA 705441255377313
- Bradley Dickey, FNP-CJeanerette, LA 705441487401097
Common questions
What is Courtney Nickel, FNP's NPI number?
Courtney Nickel, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659957876, issued on Mar 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Courtney Nickel, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 S 5TH St, Iota, LA, 70543. Phone: (337) 315-0372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Courtney Nickel, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 218941, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Courtney Nickel, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Courtney Nickel, FNP had 278 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Courtney Nickel, FNP'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.