NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N.

Nurse Practitioner · Saint Joseph, MO

Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1437165743, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 109883, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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
1437165743
Name
Deborah Lenora Uplinger
Credential
F.N.P. M.S.N.
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
109883 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
220 S Woodbine RD, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Phone
(816) 676-1300
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 676-1400
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060831000169); 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 220 S Woodbine RD

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

  1. Dana CallowayFamily Nurse Practitioner1841848199
  2. Danyelle Kerns, NP-CFamily Medicine Physician1669805818

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri 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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

2,504 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Deborah Uplinger2,504
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium188 claims
  2. Lisinopril132 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium131 claims
  4. Omeprazole100 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium93 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate92 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): 95.8 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 score95.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%92.8
  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: $369.61

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deborah Uplinger$369.61
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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. Randy S. Buckles, DO, Family Health Care, LLCSaint Joseph, MO

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

Deborah Lenora Uplinger among 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri

Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N. is one of 1,720 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 1,080 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Saint Joseph

They are 16 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,720 nurse practitioner records in Missouri.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Destemona BozhaniSaint Joseph, MO 645061801493275
  2. Rachel Dunston, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCSaint Joseph, MO 645061083383087
  3. Frances Flynt, FNP-BCSaint Joseph, MO 645061902075385
  4. Gregory Goodman, FNPSaint Joseph, MO 645061215046768
  5. Mary Greer, R.N.N.P.Saint Joseph, MO 645061750320818
  6. Stevie Hiatt, FNPSaint Joseph, MO 645061780270413
  7. Quentin Mabury, FNPSaint Joseph, MO 645061952078792
  8. Bree NewboldSaint Joseph, MO 645061730823030

Common questions

What is Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N.'s NPI number?

Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437165743, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 S Woodbine RD, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 676-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 109883, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N. had 2,504 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Deborah Lenora Uplinger, F.N.P. M.S.N.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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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