Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164100608, issued on Jul 6, 2023. Check the license (Tennessee 34223, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Akpene Faulkner
- Credential
- DNP, FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 34223 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2023
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230907000981); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2023
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel Akpene Faulkner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 34223Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Vanderbilt Health And Williamson Medical Center Clinics And Services,Franklin, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rachel Akpene Faulkner among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,518 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 1,518 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP's NPI number?
Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164100608, issued on Jul 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34223, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Akpene Faulkner, DNP, FNP had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.