Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Altoona, PA
Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427793975, issued on Apr 29, 2022. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP025550, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Paul Nycum
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- SP025550 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-4189
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell Paul Nycum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP025550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prazosin Hcl16 claims
- Propranolol Hcl16 claims
- Aripiprazole14 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate12 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): 46.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $318.57
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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.
Russell Paul Nycum among 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,628 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Askey, CRNPAltoona, PA 166011558004762
- Jessica Cherry, CRNPAltoona, PA 166011023795887
- Carly CooperAltoona, PA 166011346022456
- Jill Duclos, RN MSNAltoona, PA 166011417441502
- Megan Mesaros, CNMAltoona, PA 166011265697023
- Trista Pooley, CRNPAltoona, PA 166011740650209
- Lori Verostick, PMHNPAltoona, PA 166011710041074
- Fawn Baldauf, PMHNPAltoona, PA 166021114256138
Common questions
What is Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427793975, issued on Apr 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-4189. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP025550, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell Paul Nycum, PMHNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.