Krista Leigh Nelson
Family Nurse Practitioner · Arden, NC
Krista Leigh Nelson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1427836808, issued on Sep 18, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5018909, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krista Leigh Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 5018909 NC
262049 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15 Skyland Inn Dr, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 654-5005
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Fax
- (828) 654-3257
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240404004265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15 Skyland Inn Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Krista Leigh Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5018909Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
382 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Solifenacin Succinate99 claims
- Gemtesa30 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate30 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro28 claims
- Myrbetriq22 claims
- Estradiol19 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: $1,166.72
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, 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
- Fletcher Hospital IncArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Krista Leigh Nelson among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Krista Leigh Nelson is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Arden
They are 21 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Arden → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Anderson, APRNArden, NC 287041215563564
- Kristin Brzycki, FNP-CArden, NC 287041386012094
- Carole Carter, FNPArden, NC 287041215148499
- Kelly Lawler, FNPArden, NC 287041285870667
- Mari Lee, NP-CArden, NC 287041407380504
- Deborah Messier, ARNPArden, NC 287041487001210
- Cameron Perry, NPArden, NC 287041447806294
- Vanessa Philman, ARNP, FNP-CArden, NC 287041093189300
Common questions
What is Krista Leigh Nelson's NPI number?
Krista Leigh Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427836808, issued on Sep 18, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krista Leigh Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15 Skyland Inn Dr, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 654-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krista Leigh Nelson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018909, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Krista Leigh Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krista Leigh Nelson had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 154 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.