NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Katherine L. Spears, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Fayetteville, AR

Katherine L. Spears, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1326445578, issued on Dec 3, 2014. Check the license (Arkansas A004260, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1326445578
Name
Katherine L. Spears
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A004260 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3344 N Futrall Dr, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone
(479) 521-8200
Enumerated
Dec 3, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2024
Fax
(479) 582-7310
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150223000455); 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 3344 N Futrall Dr

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

  1. Kim Agee, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1003851072
  2. Lindsey Barnes, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1295962348
  3. Scott Birch, MDInternal Medicine Physician1760419550
  4. Barrett Burger, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1053817999
  5. Elizabeth Burns, APRNNurse Practitioner1023627577
  6. David Clay, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093741910

Verify Katherine L. Spears in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas 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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

4,629 Medicare Part D claims for 314 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Katherine Spears4,629
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
  3. Omeprazole143 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium117 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium115 claims
  6. Lisinopril105 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: $1,153.01

75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.

  1. Katherine Spears$1,153.01
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Medical Associates OF Northwest Arkansas, PAFayetteville, AR

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

Katherine L. Spears among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Katherine L. Spears, APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 1,836 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

109 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fayetteville

They are 109 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Butler, A.P.N.Fayetteville, AR 727031932113792
  2. Lindsay Cortez, APRNFayetteville, AR 727031326244260
  3. Robert Crockett, FNPFayetteville, AR 727031801883475
  4. Marrlynn Flory, APRNFayetteville, AR 727031992761860
  5. Lature Hicks, NP-CFayetteville, AR 727031043303019
  6. Reba Hill, APNFayetteville, AR 727031093913568
  7. Mary Jones, APRNFayetteville, AR 727031265460430
  8. Kathy Krantz, APNFayetteville, AR 727031366644528

Common questions

What is Katherine L. Spears, APRN's NPI number?

Katherine L. Spears, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326445578, issued on Dec 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Katherine L. Spears, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3344 N Futrall Dr, Fayetteville, AR, 72703. Phone: (479) 521-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Katherine L. Spears, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A004260, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Katherine L. Spears, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Katherine L. Spears, APRN had 4,629 Medicare Part D claims for 314 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.