NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lana Mears, A.P.N.

Nurse Practitioner · Forrest City, AR

Lana Mears, A.P.N. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Forrest City, Arkansas, and NPI 1700966033, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas A01938 ANP, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700966033
Name
Lana Mears
Credential
A.P.N.
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
A01938 ANP AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
902 Holiday Dr, Forrest City, AR 72335
Phone
(870) 633-0091
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(870) 633-5933
Medicaid IDs
129735729 AR
129734729 AR
100907002 AR
136428729 AR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210805001600); may accept 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 902 Holiday Dr

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

  1. George Conner, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063460335
  2. Cem Sarinoglu, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1699711697
  3. Frank Schwartz, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568451136

Verify Lana Mears in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lana Mears406
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
  2. Azithromycin25 claims
  3. Amoxicillin16 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 claims
  5. Cephalexin13 claims
  6. Omeprazole13 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. St Bernard Community Hospital CorporationWynne, AR
  2. St Bernards Hospital Inc.Jonesboro, AR
  3. Urgent Team OF Arkansas Physicians LLCWynne, AR

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

Lana Mears among 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Lana Mears, A.P.N. is one of 682 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 381 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Forrest City

They are 3 of the 377 NPPES records with a practice address in Forrest City, and 682 nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gail Darby, CNP- FNP-BCForrest City, AR 723351326468455
  2. Josephine Jackson, APRNForrest City, AR 723351720295082
  3. Ellen Speak, APNEarle, AR 723311285819227
  4. Kristi Allen, A.N.P.Lepanto, AR 723541114994035
  5. Christopher Randolph, APRNKeiser, AR 723541912842956
  6. Michelle Burks, APRNBlytheville, AR 723151669850384
  7. Aimee Hatch, NP-CBlytheville, AR 723151457836298
  8. Brittany Rose, NP-CBlytheville, AR 723151326566357

Common questions

What is Lana Mears, A.P.N.'s NPI number?

Lana Mears, A.P.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700966033, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lana Mears, A.P.N. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Holiday Dr, Forrest City, AR, 72335. Phone: (870) 633-0091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lana Mears, A.P.N.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A01938 ANP, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lana Mears, A.P.N. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lana Mears, A.P.N. had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.