NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P.

Family Nurse Practitioner · Starkville, MS

Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P. is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Starkville, Mississippi, and NPI 1508802208, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi R865275, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi 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
1508802208
Name
Courtney Gibson Nickels
Credential
N.P.
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R865275 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1207 Highway 182 W, Starkville, MS 39759
Phone
(662) 320-7800
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2006
Record last updated
May 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(662) 320-7797
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070129000634); 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 1207 Highway 182 W

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

  1. Amanda Allred, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1275145781
  2. Rachel Martin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063026086
  3. Kane McCool, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1124624895
  4. Kaye Stowell, FNPNurse Practitioner1689751281

Verify Courtney Gibson Nickels in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi 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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

264 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Courtney Nickels264
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam29 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl22 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium16 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate12 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl12 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): 77.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score59.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%79.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $69.46

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.

  1. Courtney Nickels$69.46
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State Urgent Care, LLCStarkville, MS

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

Courtney Gibson Nickels among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi

Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P. is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Starkville

They are 35 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Starkville, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary Atkinson-Smith, CNPStarkville, MS 397591649415431
  2. Dana Brooks, FNP-CStarkville, MS 397591306243936
  3. Valerie Brown, FNP-BCStarkville, MS 397591225472483
  4. Edith Faulkner, FNP-CStarkville, MS 397591134460736
  5. Laura Hare, C.R.N.P.Starkville, MS 397591114086584
  6. Meredith Hartline, FNPStarkville, MS 397591114111978
  7. Mamie Kosko, NPStarkville, MS 397591104107036
  8. Lana Lyle, FNPStarkville, MS 397591568896165

Common questions

What is Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P.'s NPI number?

Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508802208, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1207 Highway 182 W, Starkville, MS, 39759. Phone: (662) 320-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number R865275, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P. had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Courtney Gibson Nickels, N.P.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.6 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.

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