Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ruston, LA
Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1407262249, issued on Jul 1, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana AP07820, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicola Piazza Kent
- Credential
- APRN, FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP07820 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 S Vienna St, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 224-3044
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 232-2978
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141212000600); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicola Piazza Kent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP07820Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro145 claims
- Omnipod 5 Dexg7g6 Pods (Gen 5)106 claims
- Ozempic92 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er87 claims
- Farxiga66 claims
- Tresiba Flextouch U-10063 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: $652.63
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Hill Medical Services, LLCRuston, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicola Piazza Kent among 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP is one of 4,503 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 2,959 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 39 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 4,503 family nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
All 4,503 in Louisiana → Every provider in Ruston → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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- Meghan KavanaughRuston, LA 712701548418189
- David Lofstrom, A.P.R.N.Ruston, LA 712701053384495
- Rhonda McCormick, FNPRuston, LA 712701144696378
- Winter Oliver, FNPRuston, LA 712701285933697
- Geralyn PerezRuston, LA 712701992104434
Common questions
What is Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP's NPI number?
Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407262249, issued on Jul 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 S Vienna St, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 224-3044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP07820, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicola Piazza Kent, APRN, FNP had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.