NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Independence, KS

Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Independence, Kansas, and NPI 1366145369, issued on Mar 27, 2023. Check the license (Kansas 77335, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas 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
1366145369
Name
Erica Lea Whitson
Credential
APRN-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
77335 KS
TMP-161520 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
800 W Laurel St, Independence, KS 67301
Phone
(620) 332-3280
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2024
Fax
(620) 332-3281
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240917004641); 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 800 W Laurel St

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

  1. James Hignight, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770569121
  2. Kala Hillery, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1861730780
  3. Alishia Meyers, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649013772
  4. Jodi Oder, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033532098
  5. Deepa Perumal, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972732931
  6. Soheila Sohaei, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922083765

Verify Erica Lea Whitson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas 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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13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.

  1. Erica Whitson1,475
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium59 claims
  3. Lisinopril46 claims
  4. Gabapentin44 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl40 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide39 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. St. John Physicians, Inc.Caney, KS

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

Erica Lea Whitson among 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC is one of 2,311 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 81% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 1,429 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 41% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Independence

They are 10 of the 207 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathryn Cornell, A.P.R.N.Independence, KS 673011588030134
  2. Linda Forbes, ARNPIndependence, KS 673011407914427
  3. Mary GarnerIndependence, KS 673011174754220
  4. Kala Hillery, APRNIndependence, KS 673011861730780
  5. Lori Isle, MSN, FNP, APRN-CIndependence, KS 673011568929172
  6. Mardie Long, APRNIndependence, KS 673011215244975
  7. Dawn McCaffery, ARNPIndependence, KS 673011568556074
  8. Alishia Meyers, FNP-CIndependence, KS 673011649013772

Common questions

What is Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC's NPI number?

Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366145369, issued on Mar 27, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 W Laurel St, Independence, KS, 67301. Phone: (620) 332-3280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 77335, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erica Lea Whitson, APRN-BC had 1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 160 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.