Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Texarkana, AR
Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Texarkana, Arkansas, and NPI 1730958968, issued on Dec 28, 2023. Check the license (Arkansas 229939, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lela Brown
- Credential
- DNP- FNP APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 229939 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 East St, Texarkana, AR 71854
- Phone
- (870) 216-0829
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240927000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 East St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lela Brown in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 229939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- ArcareTexarkana, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lela Brown among 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN is one of 2,737 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 82% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 1,836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Texarkana
They are 32 of the 603 NPPES records with a practice address in Texarkana, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN's NPI number?
Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730958968, issued on Dec 28, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 East St, Texarkana, AR, 71854. Phone: (870) 216-0829. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 229939, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lela Brown, DNP- FNP APRN had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.