Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Shelbina, MO
Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shelbina, Missouri, and NPI 1003287848, issued on Oct 19, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2015035184, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lacosta Kay Gaines
- Credential
- DNP, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2015035184 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 S Center St, Shelbina, MO 63468
- Phone
- (573) 588-4131
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2023
- Fax
- (573) 588-4876
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151124001344); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lacosta Kay Gaines in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2015035184Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,764 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium267 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium261 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
- Lisinopril205 claims
- Losartan Potassium170 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium153 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: $203.38
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, 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
- Hannibal Regional Healthcare System IncLouisiana, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lacosta Kay Gaines among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2015, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 34% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 family nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Shelbina
They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelbina, and 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ashley Lanpher, RN BSN APRN FNP-CMonroe City, MO 634561245828714
- Lisa OrtonMonroe City, MO 634561386274843
- Allison RodgersMonroe City, MO 634561902567985
- Anita Arnold, FNP-CLewistown, MO 634521881836757
- Penny Buening, APRNLewistown, MO 634521376351189
Common questions
What is Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003287848, issued on Oct 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 S Center St, Shelbina, MO, 63468. Phone: (573) 588-4131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2015035184, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lacosta Kay Gaines, DNP, APRN, FNP-C had 5,764 Medicare Part D claims for 358 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.