Lakendra Porter, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hixson, TN
Lakendra Porter, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1174075360, issued on Nov 4, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 21590, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lakendra Porter
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 21590 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5450 Highway 153 Ste 126, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (865) 201-7035
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5450 Highway 153 Ste 126
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natalie Akins, M.S., M.A., AMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1063986438
Verify Lakendra Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 21590Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,608 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl369 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate287 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate285 claims
- Buspirone Hcl262 claims
- Lamotrigine198 claims
- Sertraline Hcl160 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: $105.19
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 3 group practices
- Forefront-Matteson Medical Services PCClyde, NC
- Garner Behavioral Hospital LLCGarner, NC
- Volunteer Behavioral Health Care SystemChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
43 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 43 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 43 in Hixson → All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Hixson →
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Common questions
What is Lakendra Porter, NP's NPI number?
Lakendra Porter, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174075360, issued on Nov 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lakendra Porter, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5450 Highway 153 Ste 126, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (865) 201-7035. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lakendra Porter, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 21590, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lakendra Porter, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lakendra Porter, NP had 4,608 Medicare Part D claims for 269 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.