NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shannon Finklea

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Lindale, TX

Shannon Finklea is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lindale, Texas, and NPI 1609404995, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP145625, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1609404995
Name
Shannon Finklea
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
AP145625 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11454 FM 2710, Lindale, TX 75771
Phone
(903) 805-1615
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
430167301 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211006000846); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

286 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shannon Finklea286
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis13 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl12 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $220.19

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Averitas Pharma Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shannon Finklea$220.19
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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. North Texas Physician Services, PLLCTyler, TX

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

Shannon Finklea among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Shannon Finklea is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 47% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cassie Hampton, NPQuitman, TX 757831780227496
  2. Thomas Crigler, APRNAthens, TX 757511629513544
  3. Jordan Lynch, APRNAthens, TX 757511548852478
  4. Fermin Cruz Castellanos, AGACNP-AGPalestine, TX 758011669200473
  5. Laura Palmer, RNTyler, TX 757081780243147
  6. William Tallmadge, ACNPTyler, TX 757081912080813
  7. Edwin Karanja, AGACNPTyler, TX 757031194292888
  8. Carie Bodnar, ACNPC-AGTyler, TX 757021568071116

Common questions

What is Shannon Finklea's NPI number?

Shannon Finklea's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609404995, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shannon Finklea located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11454 FM 2710, Lindale, TX, 75771. Phone: (903) 805-1615. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shannon Finklea's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP145625, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shannon Finklea prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shannon Finklea had 286 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.