Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O.
Hospitalist Physician · Winchester, KY
Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Winchester, Kentucky, and NPI 1528166261, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 02393, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Shane Kouns
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 02393 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1107 W Lexington Ave, Winchester, KY 40391
- Phone
- (859) 745-6471
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 744-0257
- Medicaid ID
- 64023930 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041005000417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1107 W Lexington Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Braughton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962404467
- Jacquelyn Burrell, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1285685289
- Donna Fairchild, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1770585309
- Ronald Hamilton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1417971755
- Jarrett Ivy, PAEmergency Medicine Physician1376607358
- Frank Loudermilk, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1730102146
Verify Nicholas Shane Kouns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 02393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Hospitalist Group PLLCWinchester, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528166261, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 W Lexington Ave, Winchester, KY, 40391. Phone: (859) 745-6471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 02393, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Shane Kouns, D.O. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.