Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Cookeville, TN
Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568135796, issued on Jul 24, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 29734, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shelby Lynn Van Epps
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 29734 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-5515
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Fax
- (931) 783-5513
- Medicaid ID
- Q069470 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211012002729); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shelby Lynn Van Epps in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 29734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.7 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: $295.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was gift; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
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.
Shelby Lynn Van Epps among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC 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 2021, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
136 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cookeville
They are 136 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568135796, issued on Jul 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-5515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29734, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shelby Lynn Van Epps, FNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.7 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.