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
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2022
- Fax
- (865) 761-2726
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250506001397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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.
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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; by number, the most common kind was 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).
Lakendra Porter among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Lakendra Porter, NP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2016, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Brenda Borkgren, NP-CHixson, TN 373431639361579
- Sonya Dillard, APNHixson, TN 373431386076719
- Joanne Gallagher, NPHixson, TN 373431710925458
- Caroline Gates, NP-CHixson, TN 373431699047894
- Susan Jordan, RNC, FNPHixson, TN 373431427047331
- Erin Martin, FNP-BCHixson, TN 373431932440260
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), 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.