NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1013455310 NP
Verify on CMS → Krista Gessler, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner in Smyrna, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 210,832 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 268 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
40%
generic claims · 60% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.4K
68 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Krista Gessler, NP filed 1,339 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Smyrna, Tennessee, prescribing 40% generic.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 40%
- generic prescribing
- $1.4K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥79th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Krista Gessler, NP
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1013455310), first enumerated 02/07/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,339 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.4K in reported industry payments (68 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1013455310 · Family Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1013455310
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-MEGA 211K Family Nurse
- RX-MID 1,339
- BOOK-MID 7,834 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-ENUM Alexander Petkovsek · 2017
Krista Gessler, NP's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,339 ≥ 79th percentile 79% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Krista Gessler, NP?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Family Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
1,339 10% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
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How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1013455310 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | NP |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 02/07/2017 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Krista Gessler, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PC
Smyrna, TN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Krista Gessler, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.4K
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Krista Gessler, NP - brand share 60.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average
60% brand-name claims vs 40% generic, on 1,339 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,339
Total Claims
$698K
Total Drug Cost
268
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,750
- Total Day Supply
- 47,982
- Brand vs Generic
- 60% brand / 40% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $678K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $21K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 49
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.79
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 70, 65-74: 122, 75-84: 60, 85+: 16
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Krista Gessler, NP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
252 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta
Trelegy Ellipta
187 claims
- Montelukast Sodium
Montelukast Sodium
155 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere 78
Breztri Aerosphere
78 claims
- Symbicort 71
Symbicort
71 claims
- Prednisone 64
Prednisone
64 claims
- Advair Hfa 51
Advair Hfa
51 claims
- Breo Ellipta 32
Breo Ellipta
32 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 252 |
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 187 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 155 |
| Breztri Aerosphere Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol | 78 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 71 |
| Prednisone | 64 |
| Advair Hfa Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 51 |
| Breo Ellipta Fluticasone/Vilanterol | 32 |
| Ventolin Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 28 |
| Azithromycin | 27 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Krista Gessler, NP fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
210,832
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider
Krista Gessler, NP's 1,339 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.
Nationwide Family Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Gessler, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gessler.
One of 7,834 Family Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Benjamin Aaron
FNP-C
Cookeville, TN
Dr. Sandra Aaron
FNP-BC
Ooltewah, TN
Dr. Jessica Abbott
FNP
Nashville, TN
Keshia Abbott
Cookeville, TN
Shelton Abbott
Johnson City, TN
Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Krista Gessler, NP's specialty? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Smyrna, Tennessee. Credentials: NP.
How much does Krista Gessler, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Krista Gessler, NP wrote 1,339 Medicare Part D claims totaling $698K in drug costs for 268 beneficiaries.
Where is Krista Gessler, NP located? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP is located at 13181 OLD NASHVILLE HWY, Smyrna, TN, 37167. Phone: (615) 355-5105.
What is Krista Gessler, NP's NPI number? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013455310, issued on 02/07/2017.
Does Krista Gessler, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP's prescribing is 60% brand-name and 40% generic drugs by claim count, with $678K in brand drug costs.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 210,832 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Krista Gessler, NP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Krista Gessler, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta, Montelukast Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Krista Gessler, NP accept Medicare? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,339 Part D claims and 268 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Krista Gessler, NP's credentials? ▼
Krista Gessler, NP's NPI is 1013455310 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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