NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Bates, APRN

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Hazard, KY

Lauren Bates, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1255014890, issued on Aug 10, 2023. Check the license (Kentucky 4006507, 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
1255014890
Name
Lauren Bates
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
4006507 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106, Hazard, KY 41701
Phone
(606) 436-0711
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2023
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230921003294); 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 210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106

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

  1. Bianca Absher, APRNNurse Practitioner1720550098
  2. Charleigh Arnold, DOPediatrics Physician1801250881
  3. Ben Back, PAMedical Physician Assistant1619942562
  4. Jenna Boothe, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1720583495
  5. Brian Catron, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1134725146
  6. Jaley Caudill, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538852280

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  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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

829 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Lauren Bates829
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Buspirone Hcl89 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl78 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate73 claims
  4. Vraylar42 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl39 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl37 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: $120.53

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Bates$120.53
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc.Hazard, KY

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

Lauren Bates among 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Lauren Bates, APRN is one of 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 68% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2021 among the 790 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hazard

They are 25 of the 1,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazard, and 1,222 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jacqueline Allen, APRNHazard, KY 417011730578121
  2. Tammy Bailey, APRN-PMHNP-BCHazard, KY 417011104343268
  3. Tammy Books, ARNPHazard, KY 417011336472687
  4. Brandi Carmical, APRNHazard, KY 417011477065803
  5. Shannon Herald, NPHazard, KY 417011114107307
  6. Christina Martin, APRNHazard, KY 417011043728124
  7. Crystal MartinezHazard, KY 417011285051383
  8. Tammy Melton, APRNHazard, KY 417011922037316

Common questions

What is Lauren Bates, APRN's NPI number?

Lauren Bates, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255014890, issued on Aug 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Bates, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Black Gold Blvd Ste 106, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 436-0711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Bates, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 4006507, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Bates, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Bates, APRN had 829 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.