NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lori Howard, APRN FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Hazard, KY

Lori Howard, APRN FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1518124874, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (Kentucky 3004976, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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
1518124874
Name
Lori Howard
Credential
APRN FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
3004976 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Town And Country LN Ste 100, Hazard, KY 41701
Phone
(606) 439-1300
Enumerated
May 22, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2025
Fax
(606) 439-1400
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090619000420); 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 101 Town And Country LN Ste 100

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

  1. Shabd Arya, MDFamily Medicine Physician1770202079
  2. Tammy Bailey, APRN-PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104343268
  3. Makenzie Bentley, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1578224622
  4. Brooke Benton, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730744137
  5. Kendall Bowling, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1750535670
  6. Jordan Burke, MDPediatrics Physician1871081919

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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.

  1. Lori Howard25
  2. Specialty average1,305

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: $360.24

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Lori Howard$360.24
  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 one group practice

  1. Primary Care Centers OF Eastern Kentucky LLCHazard, KY

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

Lori Howard among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Lori Howard, APRN FNP 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 2008, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 11% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

84 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hazard

They are 84 of the 1,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazard, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robetta Baker, APRNHazard, KY 417011043590227
  2. Laura Combs, APRN-FAMILYHazard, KY 417011689815862
  3. Donna Creech, APRN, FNP-CHazard, KY 417011962416602
  4. Tracy Estridge, APRNHazard, KY 417011619252178
  5. Martha Feltner, APRNHazard, KY 417011689649535
  6. Jeffrey Fugate, APRNHazard, KY 417011578843777
  7. Kimberly Gayheart, CFNPHazard, KY 417011184719585
  8. James Hall, APRN, NP-CHazard, KY 417011679888119

Common questions

What is Lori Howard, APRN FNP's NPI number?

Lori Howard, APRN FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518124874, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lori Howard, APRN FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Town And Country LN Ste 100, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 439-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lori Howard, APRN FNP's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3004976, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lori Howard, APRN FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lori Howard, APRN FNP had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 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.