NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Topeka, KS

Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1770685844, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 53-74144-062, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770685844
Name
Mechele Marie Ford
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
53-74144-062 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
325 SW Frazier Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
Phone
(785) 232-7920
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2006
Record last updated
May 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 232-0160
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 325 SW Frazier Ave

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

  1. Kristin AbbeyCommunity Health Worker1841559234
  2. Lisa AdameCase Manager/Care Coordinator1952607624
  3. Kimberly AdamsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1558936948
  4. Steven AdamsCommunity Health Worker1376176610
  5. Miranda AdkinsCommunity Health Worker1679866446
  6. Pamela AguilarCommunity Health Worker1407418148

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Mechele Ford13
  2. Specialty average906

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: $19.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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.

  1. Mechele Ford$19.92
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

Mechele Marie Ford among 551 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kansas

Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP is one of 551 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 22% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

73 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Topeka

They are 73 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 551 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Kansas.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leigh Alexander, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061942300868
  2. Vicki Claassen, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061861586786
  3. Yvonne Darr, NPTopeka, KS 666061396803557
  4. Tracy Davies, APRNTopeka, KS 666061033134143
  5. Kayla Gross, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061962573162
  6. John Hartnett, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061376550905
  7. Nancy Lee, APRNTopeka, KS 666061023054368
  8. Roberta Rhodes, ARNPTopeka, KS 666061780789438

Common questions

What is Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP's NPI number?

Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770685844, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 SW Frazier Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 232-7920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 53-74144-062, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mechele Marie Ford, ARNP had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.