NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N.

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY

Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N. is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1649691866, issued on Dec 16, 2013. Check the license (Kentucky 3008496, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649691866
Name
Laura Joans
Credential
R.N., A.P.R.N.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License numbers
3008496 KY
1045882 KY
3008486 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2312 Alexandria Dr, Lexington, KY 40504
Phone
(859) 296-6100
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 17, 2023
Fax
(859) 296-0362
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140227002153); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2013
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 2312 Alexandria Dr

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

  1. Susan Anderson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669815049
  2. Amy Brin, CNS-BC, CNLPediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist1114105558
  3. Rebecca Frankenfield, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487681508
  4. Timothy Gregg, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1932134368
  5. Debra Kelley, PHARMDPharmacist1093830705
  6. Hahn Pham, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1497744908

Verify Laura Joans in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Laura Joans16
  2. Specialty average1,280

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ephraim Mcdowell Health Resource IncDanville, KY

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

Laura Joans among 231 adult health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N. is one of 231 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2012 among the 99 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Kentucky

There are 231 adult health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ami Bostic, ARNPLexington, KY 405041598094013
  2. Yana Buntsis-Thomas, APRNLexington, KY 405041154695229
  3. Nancy Hudson, ANPLexington, KY 405041932411006
  4. Somer MitchellLexington, KY 405041902353980
  5. Ellen Thomson, APRNLexington, KY 405041871550913
  6. Joshua Tweddell, APRN, NP-CLexington, KY 405041659827400
  7. Erin Azbell, APRNLexington, KY 405031831441823
  8. Carrie Clifford-Bennett, APRN, ANP-C, MSN, SALexington, KY 405031154686954

Common questions

What is Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N.'s NPI number?

Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649691866, issued on Dec 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2312 Alexandria Dr, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 296-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3008496, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laura Joans, R.N., A.P.R.N.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.