NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Debra Dinges, CRNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Killen, AL

Debra Dinges, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Killen, Alabama, and NPI 1740227016, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 1035809, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1740227016
Name
Debra Dinges
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1035809 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6459 Highway 72, Killen, AL 35645
Phone
(256) 272-0275
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
529919990 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040304000137); 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 6459 Highway 72

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

  1. Jana Berry, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1003354788
  2. Elizabeth Buffler, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1083661425
  3. Melody Smith, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1952734162

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Debra Dinges106
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone30 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $30.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. 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. Debra Dinges$30.37
  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. Emergency Services OF Mobile, PCFlorence, AL

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

Debra Dinges among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Debra Dinges, CRNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 44% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Killen

They are 11 of the 49 NPPES records with a practice address in Killen, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jana Berry, FNP-BCKillen, AL 356451003354788
  2. Dawn Hardin, NPKillen, AL 356451013426881
  3. Ashlea Judson, CRNPKillen, AL 356451871353318
  4. Kristen Martin, CRNPKillen, AL 356451437677127
  5. Brittnay Mitchell, CRNPKillen, AL 356451366782757
  6. Tiffany Riner, FNP-CKillen, AL 356451346698503
  7. Misty Robertson, CRNPKillen, AL 356451811975881
  8. Emmaline SartainKillen, AL 356451437017985

Common questions

What is Debra Dinges, CRNP's NPI number?

Debra Dinges, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740227016, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Debra Dinges, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6459 Highway 72, Killen, AL, 35645. Phone: (256) 272-0275. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Debra Dinges, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1035809, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Debra Dinges, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Debra Dinges, CRNP had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 60 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.