Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Cottonwood, AZ
Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cottonwood, Arizona, and NPI 1538492053, issued on Sep 15, 2009. Check the license with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Friece Knust
- Credential
- RN, MSN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 53-76519-072 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 651 W Mingus Ave, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
- Phone
- (877) 634-7333
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2022
- Fax
- (866) 984-3891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251119001883); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Friece Knust in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,609 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 1,121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl417 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen369 claims
- Gabapentin141 claims
- Tramadol Hcl84 claims
- Pregabalin80 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Boulder Care Provider Group PAMooresville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Friece Knust among 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona
Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC is one of 5,933 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2019 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cottonwood
They are 37 of the 555 NPPES records with a practice address in Cottonwood, and 5,933 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538492053, issued on Sep 15, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 651 W Mingus Ave, Cottonwood, AZ, 86326. Phone: (877) 634-7333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC's license?
Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Friece Knust, RN, MSN, FNP-BC had 1,609 Medicare Part D claims for 180 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.