Sharon Lawanda Tipler
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Hickory, NC
Sharon Lawanda Tipler is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1538832712, issued on Jul 26, 2021. Check the license with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharon Lawanda Tipler
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 29945 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 4TH St SW Ste 102, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 269-0773
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251105004258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 401 4TH St SW Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sharon Lawanda Tipler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
342 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl51 claims
- Mirtazapine30 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate29 claims
- Aripiprazole26 claims
- Sertraline Hcl20 claims
- Bupropion Xl17 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: $24.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Apogee Behavioral Medicine PCHickory, NC
- Crestwyn Health Group, LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharon Lawanda Tipler among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Sharon Lawanda Tipler is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 834 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 18% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hickory
They are 23 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 1,491 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hickory → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deborah Crawford, NPHickory, NC 286021538185202
- Melissa Di NataleHickory, NC 286021881713311
- Saraswoti Gautam, PMHNP-BCHickory, NC 286021295607596
- Sharon Golden-Myers, FNP-BCHickory, NC 286021346331568
- Megan Jones, RNHickory, NC 286021497501878
- Kaylee McCarty, PMHNPHickory, NC 286021316863582
- Brandy McMillan, PMHNP-BCHickory, NC 286021578276077
- Katelyn Phillips, NPHickory, NC 286021730813965
Common questions
What is Sharon Lawanda Tipler's NPI number?
Sharon Lawanda Tipler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538832712, issued on Jul 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharon Lawanda Tipler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 4TH St SW Ste 102, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 269-0773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharon Lawanda Tipler's license?
Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sharon Lawanda Tipler prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharon Lawanda Tipler had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.