Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY
Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1770039695, issued on Aug 31, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 3010604, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Hicks
- Credential
- DNP, APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 3010604 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 257-3533
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170112002242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3010604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gentamicin Sulfate218 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl163 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate122 claims
- Finasteride104 claims
- Myrbetriq63 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate49 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $115.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF KentuckyLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Hicks among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
610 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 610 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN's NPI number?
Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770039695, issued on Aug 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 257-3533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3010604, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN had 1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Hicks, DNP, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.