James Pickens, APRN FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, TX
James Pickens, APRN FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, Texas, and NPI 1619539103, issued on Jul 3, 2019. Check the license (Texas F06191740, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Pickens
- Credential
- APRN FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- F06191740 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1686 W US Highway 79, Buffalo, TX 75831
- Phone
- (903) 322-1290
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Fax
- (903) 322-1304
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190925003504); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1686 W US Highway 79
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lori IronsFamily Nurse Practitioner1588448526
- Julie PickensFamily Nurse Practitioner1134781081
Verify James Pickens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license F06191740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,777 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril157 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium153 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate148 claims
- Gabapentin112 claims
- Metformin Hcl109 claims
- Prednisone94 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: $103.47
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- Buffalo Family Practice PLLCBuffalo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 5 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 5 in Buffalo → All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Buffalo →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Texas
- Ashley Aaron, FNPWaco, TX1053821504
- Christina Aaron, FNPTexarkana, TX1457787426
- Lori Aaron, FNP-CFrisco, TX1619387974
- Lauren Aase, FNPSheppard Afb, TX1578550299
- Olivia AbabioCypress, TX1588171995
- Lilian Abagwe, NPWylie, TX1396215620
- Vivian Abaidoo, NP-CHouston, TX1760071971
- Zuniley Aballe-Hernandez, FNP-CHouston, TX1952054066
- Jorge Abalo Redden, FNPKaty, TX1932991122
- Jennifer Abalos, FNPPlano, TX1841452984
Common questions
What is James Pickens, APRN FNP-C's NPI number?
James Pickens, APRN FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619539103, issued on Jul 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Pickens, APRN FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1686 W US Highway 79, Buffalo, TX, 75831. Phone: (903) 322-1290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Pickens, APRN FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F06191740, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Pickens, APRN FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Pickens, APRN FNP-C had 3,777 Medicare Part D claims for 389 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.