NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Cave City, AR

Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cave City, Arkansas, and NPI 1689819682, issued on Dec 5, 2008. Check the license (Arkansas A03179, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1689819682
Name
Ellen Lavera Qualls
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
A03179 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 S Main St Ste D, Cave City, AR 72521
Phone
(870) 834-0581
Enumerated
Dec 5, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2024
Medicaid ID
180502758 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090211000165); may accept 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 301 S Main St Ste D

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

  1. Ashley Crafton, LPCProfessional Counselor1124641063

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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
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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

576 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ellen Qualls576
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel125 claims
  2. Mirtazapine54 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl47 claims
  4. Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er30 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  6. Aripiprazole25 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: $153.70

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ellen Qualls$153.70
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Still Waters Wellness LLCCave City, AR
  2. White River Health System, Inc.Cave City, AR

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

Ellen Lavera Qualls among 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN is one of 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 7% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2020 among the 322 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Cave City

They are 1 of the 66 NPPES records with a practice address in Cave City, and 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily King, RNAsh Flat, AR 725131437503307
  2. Kristy Adams, APRNBatesville, AR 725011487299525
  3. Beverly Caraway, APRNBatesville, AR 725011598737249
  4. Chelisa CrabtreeBatesville, AR 725011497622039
  5. Jeri Czerwinski, APRNBatesville, AR 725011336420298
  6. Paul Kibby, APRNSouthside, AR 725011083319750
  7. Deanna Nast, APNBatesville, AR 725011881983112
  8. Nicole Smith, APRNBatesville, AR 725011225736325

Common questions

What is Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN's NPI number?

Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689819682, issued on Dec 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 S Main St Ste D, Cave City, AR, 72521. Phone: (870) 834-0581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A03179, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen Lavera Qualls, APN had 576 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.