Crystal Adams, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 210,832 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Crystal Adams, APN reported a CMS MIPS final score of 69.5/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 2,185 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 69.5/100
- MIPS score · -14 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 92%
- generic prescribing
- $1.2K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Crystal Adams, APN's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
70 8th percentile higher than 8% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Crystal Adams, APN sits
This provider among family nurse practitioner peers
Across the 27,154 family nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Crystal Adams, APN writes more Part D claims than 82% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 7% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one family nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Crystal Adams, APN. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Crystal Adams, APN?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Arkansas
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Arkansas providers
Family Nurse Practitioner ranks #7 among Arkansas's specialties (3.8% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Arkansas provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Family Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Crystal Adams, APN's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 69.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Family Nurse Practitioner) - 69.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
Quality benchmarks
- National MIPS avg 2023 reporting year
- Quality dim CMS Quality category
- Cost dim CMS Cost category
- Specialty volume Family Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
69.5/100 MIPS final score - 13.6 pts below the 83.1 national average
Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities composite score for the 2023 performance year. Specialty: Family Nurse Practitioner. Quality dim: 55.9. Cost dim: 59.1.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Crystal Adams, APN appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding APN credentials at 4901 E JOHNSON AVE, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, with a listed phone of (870) 932-8222. NPI 1649604141 was issued on 09/03/2013.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,185 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 233 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $124K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 92% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 69.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 55.9, Cost 59.1), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 210,832 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1649604141 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | APN |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/03/2013 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1649604141 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Adams across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Crystal Adams, APN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Crystal Adams, APN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
6% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 2,185 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,999
- Total Day Supply
- 113,498
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 92% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $93K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $29K
- Opioid Claims
- 19 (0.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 143
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.20
- Gender Split
- 69% female / 31% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 65, 65-74: 100, 75-84: 56, 85+: 12
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Crystal Adams, APN prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
87 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
73 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
73 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
71 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
69 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
67 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
63 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 87 |
| Omeprazole | 86 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 73 |
| Metformin Hcl | 73 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 71 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 69 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 67 |
| Lisinopril | 63 |
| Meloxicam | 48 |
| Gabapentin | 46 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Crystal Adams, APN fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Crystal Adams, APN's 2,185 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Arkansas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arkansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Adams.
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Arkansas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Family Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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