Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Johnston, IA
Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Johnston, Iowa, and NPI 1477019446, issued on Feb 14, 2019. Check the license (Iowa G155077, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lorraine Chidester
- Credential
- APRN, PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- G155077 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5408 NW 88TH St Ste 140, Johnston, IA 50131
- Phone
- (515) 368-7504
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210104000201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records → All 612 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5408 NW 88TH St Ste 140
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alaina BaldnerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1366208647
- Brinnae BehrendsPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1336805290
- Erin Fox-Hammel, DNP ARNP FNP-C PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1609532373
- Elisabeth Jeffords, PA-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1922171578
- Haley Kloberdanz, ARNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1104553304
Verify Lorraine Chidester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license G155077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
684 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine52 claims
- Aripiprazole40 claims
- Bupropion Xl34 claims
- Clonazepam34 claims
- Trazodone Hcl34 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate31 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: $762.02
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
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
- Mending Minds LLCJohnston, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lorraine Chidester among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2019, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2021 among the 398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 28% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Johnston
They are 11 of the 524 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnston, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
All 612 in Iowa → Every provider in Johnston → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Akueba AkakpoJohnston, IA 501311740993757
- Alaina BaldnerJohnston, IA 501311366208647
- Brinnae BehrendsJohnston, IA 501311336805290
- Chastity Butts, RN, ARNPJohnston, IA 501311922810357
- Erin Fox-Hammel, DNP ARNP FNP-C PMHNPJohnston, IA 501311609532373
- Judith Gonzales, PMHNP-BCJohnston, IA 501311164725339
- Elisabeth Jeffords, PA-CJohnston, IA 501311922171578
- Haley Kloberdanz, ARNP, PMHNP-BCJohnston, IA 501311104553304
Common questions
What is Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP's NPI number?
Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477019446, issued on Feb 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5408 NW 88TH St Ste 140, Johnston, IA, 50131. Phone: (515) 368-7504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number G155077, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lorraine Chidester, APRN, PMHNP had 684 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.