Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL
Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1962745315, issued on Apr 4, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 1-126161, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Kettle Penkava
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 1-126161 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7191 Cahaba Valley RD, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 995-9909
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 930-2063
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7191 Cahaba Valley RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Kettle Penkava in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 1-126161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
543 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Losartan Potassium18 claims
- Montelukast Sodium17 claims
- Omeprazole17 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate15 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: $141.12
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Alabama
There are 212 primary care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.
Other primary care nurse practitioner records in Alabama
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- Merrill Allen, NP-COpelika, AL1295132660
- Johnnie Amadi, CRNPHuntsville, AL1134639115
- Sylvia Anderson, N.P.Opelika, AL1083790539
- Stephanie Ardovino, MSN, CRNP, AGNP-CBirmingham, AL1770257271
- Jill AroraBirmingham, AL1417493784
- Brittany Arrington-Smith, CRNPCalera, AL1417836024
- John Barnette, CRNPHuntsville, AL1144900283
- Nicholas Bass, AGPCNP-BCOpp, AL1982117412
Common questions
What is Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP's NPI number?
Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962745315, issued on Apr 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7191 Cahaba Valley RD, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 995-9909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-126161, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP had 543 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.