John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Copperhill, TN
John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Copperhill, Tennessee, and NPI 1518325463, issued on Feb 7, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee APN0000020290, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Franklin Samples
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APN0000020290 TN
20920 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 144 Medical Center Dr, Copperhill, TN 37317
- Phone
- (423) 496-9214
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- Fax
- (423) 496-7809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181226000176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 144 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Franklin Samples in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN0000020290Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
680 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin80 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Lorazepam25 claims
- Pregabalin22 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium19 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: $16.76
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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 3 group practices
- Abode Care Partners Ltc VB LLCMountain City, TN
- Mahmood A Siddiqui MD PCCopperhill, TN
- Shc Medical Partners OF Tennessee, LLCCleveland, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Franklin Samples among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Copperhill
They are 4 of the 25 NPPES records with a practice address in Copperhill, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Copperhill → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tiffany BoringCopperhill, TN 373171518254341
- Kayla Holder, APNCopperhill, TN 373171558182261
- Bethany Whitener, FNP-CCopperhill, TN 373171902212913
- Lynda Smith, MSN, FNPCollegedale, TN 373151053428516
- Samantha Bryant, APRN NP-CDayton, TN 373211821486556
- Heather Campbell, NPDayton, TN 373211144794330
- Nina Cavitt, NP-CDayton, TN 373211225511272
- Mary Hendren, NPDayton, TN 373211063644656
Common questions
What is John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC's NPI number?
John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518325463, issued on Feb 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 144 Medical Center Dr, Copperhill, TN, 37317. Phone: (423) 496-9214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN0000020290, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Franklin Samples, FNP-BC had 680 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.