NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1861105561, issued on Dec 28, 2022. Check the license (Alabama 1-170996, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama 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
1861105561
Name
Nicholas Reed Gaghen
Credential
AGACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1-170996 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone
(205) 856-2284
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2022
Fax
(205) 815-4771
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230227000352); 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 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300

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

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  2. Margaret Ainsworth, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225045313
  3. Gabrielle Brooks, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1982201745
  4. Lauren Burns, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407323181
  5. Lindsey Cotten, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083276620
  6. Morgan Davis, NPNurse Practitioner1154043149

Verify Nicholas Reed Gaghen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama 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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Nicholas Gaghen2,156
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis236 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate220 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
  4. Carvedilol130 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium101 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: $1,063.44

54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Gaghen$1,063.44
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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. Birmingham Heart Clinic, PLLCGardendale, AL

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

Nicholas Reed Gaghen among 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC is one of 959 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 659 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

452 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 452 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Krissy Custis, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351912339615
  2. Julia Gray, AGACNP-BC, RNBirmingham, AL 352351265841969
  3. Jennifer Heinzman, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351245871789
  4. Noelle Henderson, AGACNP-BCBirmingham, AL 352351578190617
  5. Bobby JohnsonBirmingham, AL 352351376072843
  6. Cynthia Massey, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351669515250
  7. Jonathan McCrary, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351962972968
  8. Amy Messer, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351215301130

Common questions

What is Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?

Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861105561, issued on Dec 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 856-2284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-170996, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Reed Gaghen, AGACNP-BC had 2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.