NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Safford, AZ

John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Safford, Arizona, and NPI 1194722256, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Arizona AP1902, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona 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
1194722256
Name
John Kevin Ekman
Credential
FNP- C, PMHNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
AP1902 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
624 W 8TH St, Safford, AZ 85546
Phone
(928) 428-6554
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(928) 428-7266
Medicaid ID
859655 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040803000744); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 624 W 8TH St

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

  1. Laurence French, PHDSchool Psychologist1558418723
  2. Mary Hartzler, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1356425748

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

2,720 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. John Ekman2,720
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Prochlorperazine Maleate168 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate165 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl156 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl143 claims
  5. Lamotrigine118 claims
  6. Aripiprazole97 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. Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, Inc.Safford, AZ

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

John Kevin Ekman among 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona

John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP is one of 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, over 99% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2020 among the 1,079 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 23% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Safford

They are 5 of the 243 NPPES records with a practice address in Safford, and 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona.

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

  1. Megan CashSafford, AZ 855461578421525
  2. Dawn Cluff-Lane, CNPSafford, AZ 855461679051882
  3. Mariah Loya, PMHNPSafford, AZ 855461275774986
  4. Robert Sellers, PMHNPSafford, AZ 855461881320414
  5. David Lyons, NPPayson, AZ 855411225635378
  6. Alicia Sexton, PMHNP-BCPayson, AZ 855411932627395
  7. Marc Durfee, MSNGlobe, AZ 855011871845941
  8. Caycie Seaver, RNPGlobe, AZ 855011972207132

Common questions

What is John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP's NPI number?

John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194722256, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 624 W 8TH St, Safford, AZ, 85546. Phone: (928) 428-6554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number AP1902, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Kevin Ekman, FNP- C, PMHNP had 2,720 Medicare Part D claims for 151 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.