NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Austin Golden

Nurse Practitioner · Cookeville, TN

Laura Austin Golden is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1376056226, issued on Nov 14, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 23446, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee 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
1376056226
Name
Laura Austin Golden
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
23446 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 783-2770
Enumerated
Nov 14, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 525-1176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180709000459); 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 1 Medical Center Blvd

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

  1. Rachel AdamsOccupational Therapist1962967273
  2. Oluwaseyi Adejorin, M.DCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1770895252
  3. Kyle Allmond, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1992132641
  4. Mason Anderson, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1902451974
  5. Wayne Babcock, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548506827
  6. Marianna Ballard, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1871979856

Verify Laura Austin Golden in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Golden319
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir45 claims
  2. Prednisone26 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  4. Azithromycin14 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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: $67.00

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Golden$67.00
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

  1. Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN

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

Laura Austin Golden among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Laura Austin Golden is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 49% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 54 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nikki Adams, NPCookeville, TN 385011891778817
  2. Joseph Archer, ANP CCookeville, TN 385011033105713
  3. Sandra Bailiff, CNPCookeville, TN 385011760476881
  4. Melissa Carolan, A.P.N.Cookeville, TN 385011942337589
  5. Japheth Harding, FNPCookeville, TN 385011033257092
  6. Deborah Hensley, A.P.N.Cookeville, TN 385011891777017
  7. Amber Hensley, N.P.Cookeville, TN 385011508801523
  8. Christopher Lefave, FNPCookeville, TN 385011780678201

Common questions

What is Laura Austin Golden's NPI number?

Laura Austin Golden's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376056226, issued on Nov 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Austin Golden located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-2770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Austin Golden's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 23446, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Austin Golden prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Austin Golden had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 167 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.