NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Nicole Popa, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, KY

Paula Nicole Popa, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1306579230, issued on Jul 7, 2022. Check the license (Kentucky 3018012, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky 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
1306579230
Name
Paula Nicole Popa
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
3018012 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
208 Legends LN Ste 160, Lexington, KY 40505
Phone
(859) 201-9870
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2022
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220909003016); 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 208 Legends LN Ste 160

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

  1. Mikayla ClayborneClinical Social Worker1831058486
  2. Abram Keating, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184700189
  3. Alina Rizea, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1710092424
  4. Bhoodev Sharma, M.B.B.S.Family Medicine Physician1750515516

Verify Paula Nicole Popa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky 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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

767 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paula Popa767
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Lantus Solostar30 claims
  2. Levetiracetam28 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
  4. Famotidine27 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate21 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

  1. Oak Street Health Physicians Group OF Kentucky, PLLCLexington, KY

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

Paula Nicole Popa among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky

Paula Nicole Popa, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

610 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 610 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cecelia Baxter, APRNLexington, KY 405051417205808
  2. Deshayna Davis, APRNLexington, KY 405051427417963
  3. Mildred Eastwood, FNP APRNLexington, KY 405051730872052
  4. Tabitha Fleenor, APRNLexington, KY 405051609202837
  5. Jessica Harper, APRNLexington, KY 405051558759506
  6. Jessica Hood, APRN, FNP-BCLexington, KY 405051407434442
  7. Abram Keating, FNPLexington, KY 405051184700189
  8. Jason Lunsford, APRNLexington, KY 405051093183600

Common questions

What is Paula Nicole Popa, APRN's NPI number?

Paula Nicole Popa, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306579230, issued on Jul 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Nicole Popa, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Legends LN Ste 160, Lexington, KY, 40505. Phone: (859) 201-9870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Nicole Popa, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3018012, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Paula Nicole Popa, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paula Nicole Popa, APRN had 767 Medicare Part D claims for 188 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.