Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP
Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245470095, issued on Mar 5, 2009. Check the license (Texas AP110119, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra Kaye Nelson
- Credential
- WHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- AP110119 TX
559134 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 200, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 890-4448
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 890-4237
- Medicaid IDs
- 203419102 TX
203419103 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090402000377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Debra Kaye Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP110119Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
153 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol30 claims
- Fluconazole24 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide17 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate14 claims
- Valacyclovir11 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: $185.76
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Evofem Biosciences, Inc. 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.
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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra Kaye Nelson among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 20% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
784 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston
They are 784 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP's NPI number?
Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245470095, issued on Mar 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18220 State Highway 249 Ste 200, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 890-4448. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP110119, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra Kaye Nelson, WHNP had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.