Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, GA
Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1609218205, issued on Jul 24, 2013. Check the license (Georgia RN162446, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kelly Ernest
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- RN162446 GA
1-111870 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6262 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus, GA 31909
- Phone
- (706) 324-6661
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210113000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6262 Veterans Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Kelly Ernest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN162446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,510 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
- Prednisone71 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
- Meloxicam55 claims
- Alprazolam45 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium43 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $869.69
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Horizons Diagnostics, L.L.C.Columbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Kelly Ernest among 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC is one of 3,109 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 32% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 1,734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
82 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 82 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609218205, issued on Jul 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6262 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus, GA, 31909. Phone: (706) 324-6661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN162446, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC had 1,510 Medicare Part D claims for 291 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Kelly Ernest, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.