NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Linda A. Gouker

Family Nurse Practitioner · Cookeville, TN

Linda A. Gouker is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1861941007, issued on Sep 29, 2016. Check the license with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861941007
Name
Linda A. Gouker
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
71006735A IN
28193176A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
562 W Main St, Cookeville, TN 38506
Phone
(931) 854-9601
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
201407440 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190402000435); 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 562 W Main St

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

  1. Christina Collins, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1679144901
  2. Joshua Dragan, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1760983324
  3. Halli Haywood, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1114648383
  4. Mark McMullan, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275309551
  5. Sajani Patel, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174221899
  6. Stacie Rothfus, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1578115739

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

551 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Linda Gouker551
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate73 claims
  2. Doxycycline Monohydrate45 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro45 claims
  4. Prednisone40 claims
  5. Cephalexin36 claims
  6. Mupirocin30 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: $125.60

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Linda Gouker$125.60
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cookeville Regional Medical Group IncCookeville, TN
  2. Fast Pace Medical Clinic PLLCCollinwood, TN

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

Linda A. Gouker among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Linda A. Gouker is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

136 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 136 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Connie Alexander, NPCookeville, TN 385061316058258
  2. Jennifer Carter, FNPCookeville, TN 385061992174528
  3. Heather Cathey, FNP-BCCookeville, TN 385061780961169
  4. Christina Collins, APRNCookeville, TN 385061679144901
  5. Joshua Dragan, FNP-CCookeville, TN 385061760983324
  6. Laila Hubard, NPCookeville, TN 385061518415355
  7. Christopher KlammCookeville, TN 385061881176709
  8. Kathryn O'Heron, FNP-CCookeville, TN 385061154911857

Common questions

What is Linda A. Gouker's NPI number?

Linda A. Gouker's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861941007, issued on Sep 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Linda A. Gouker located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 562 W Main St, Cookeville, TN, 38506. Phone: (931) 854-9601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Linda A. Gouker's license?

Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Linda A. Gouker prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Linda A. Gouker had 551 Medicare Part D claims for 389 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.