Hester Nicole Watts, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Hazard, KY
Hester Nicole Watts, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1770007064, issued on Jul 28, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 3011591, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hester Nicole Watts
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 3011591 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 487-7510
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Fax
- (606) 439-6793
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171103002912); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hester Nicole Watts in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3011591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
949 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium62 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium48 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate26 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl26 claims
- Eliquis25 claims
- Lactulose21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncHazard, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hester Nicole Watts among 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Hester Nicole Watts, APRN is one of 1,830 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2015 among the 1,220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hazard
They are 31 of the 1,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazard, and 1,830 nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lori Akers, APRNHazard, KY 417011417224643
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- Judy Boggs, ARNPHazard, KY 417011932351988
- Lori Bradley, APRNHazard, KY 417011447537105
- Janie Combs, ARNPHazard, KY 417011962717132
- Elizabeth Crank, MSN, APRN, RD, LDHazard, KY 417011417153727
- Janessa Johnson-Melton, APRNHazard, KY 417011861472243
- Sandra Krasnopolsky, MSN,NP-CHazard, KY 417011730250242
Common questions
What is Hester Nicole Watts, APRN's NPI number?
Hester Nicole Watts, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770007064, issued on Jul 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hester Nicole Watts, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 487-7510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hester Nicole Watts, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3011591, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hester Nicole Watts, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hester Nicole Watts, APRN had 949 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hester Nicole Watts, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 of 100. 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.
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.