NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Nicole Allen

Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, SC

Paula Nicole Allen is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1265078570, issued on Nov 21, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 23396, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265078570
Name
Paula Nicole Allen
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
23396 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 Barton Creek CT, Columbia, SC 29229
Phone
(803) 356-2286
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2023
Fax
(803) 419-8430
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220602002024); 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 109 Barton Creek CT

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

  1. Amy Cook, PAMedical Physician Assistant1770066110
  2. Wynn Harvey, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982198438
  3. Laura Johnston, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1972078863
  4. Prima Ray, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1083270912

Verify Paula Nicole Allen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina 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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,454 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paula Allen2,454
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate174 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium89 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl75 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium70 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide65 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): 83 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,745.28

75 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.

  1. Paula Allen$1,745.28
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Lexington Health IncColumbia, SC

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

Paula Nicole Allen among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina

Paula Nicole Allen is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 39% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

662 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 662 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Syreeta Dendy, NP-CColumbia, SC 292291043754005
  2. Devon Driver, FNP-BCColumbia, SC 292291821432899
  3. James Goodson, FNPColumbia, SC 292291649327156
  4. Latoyha Green, FNP-CColumbia, SC 292291255850392
  5. Carrie Hamner, APRN, NP-CColumbia, SC 292291982084471
  6. Paul Heck, CRNPColumbia, SC 292291902944051
  7. Cherell Holladay, A.R.N.P.Columbia, SC 292291376537738
  8. Chanelle Jackson, APRNColumbia, SC 292291629510862

Common questions

What is Paula Nicole Allen's NPI number?

Paula Nicole Allen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265078570, issued on Nov 21, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Nicole Allen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 Barton Creek CT, Columbia, SC, 29229. Phone: (803) 356-2286. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Nicole Allen's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23396, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Nicole Allen prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Nicole Allen had 2,454 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paula Nicole Allen's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.