NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristin Nickles

Nurse Practitioner · Portsmouth, OH

Kristin Nickles is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Portsmouth, Ohio, and NPI 1588115828, issued on Oct 21, 2016. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.020180, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588115828
Name
Kristin Nickles
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
APRN.CNP.020180 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1805 27TH Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone
(740) 356-2567
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(740) 356-2509
Medicaid IDs
7100474830 KY
0193016 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161227001391); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1805 27TH Street

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

  1. Thomas Carter, DO FACEPEmergency Medicine Physician1679684039
  2. Lindsey Nelson, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568478758
  3. Lauren WrightEmergency Medicine Physician1043891930

Verify Kristin Nickles in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
    Search for license APRN.CNP.020180
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

468 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristin Nickles468
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
  3. Warfarin Sodium21 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl18 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  6. Jardiance17 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.Portsmouth, OH

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

Kristin Nickles among 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio

Kristin Nickles is one of 4,254 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 72% 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 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 2,416 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

64 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Portsmouth

They are 64 of the 1,937 NPPES records with a practice address in Portsmouth, and 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angel Ali, C.N.P.Portsmouth, OH 456621093042087
  2. Jeanie Cherryholmes, NPPortsmouth, OH 456621174560411
  3. Gretchen Horner, CNPPortsmouth, OH 456621962667691
  4. Christy Martin, CNPPortsmouth, OH 456621255409108
  5. Carolyn McKinnon, APRN-BCPortsmouth, OH 456621730414061
  6. Lisa PoormanPortsmouth, OH 456621871800060
  7. Arthur Ramey, NPPortsmouth, OH 456621932299161
  8. Cherie Scarberry, CNPPortsmouth, OH 456621851540652

Common questions

What is Kristin Nickles's NPI number?

Kristin Nickles's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588115828, issued on Oct 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristin Nickles located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 27TH Street, Portsmouth, OH, 45662. Phone: (740) 356-2567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristin Nickles's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.020180, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kristin Nickles prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristin Nickles had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kristin Nickles's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.