NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Smackover, AR

Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Smackover, Arkansas, and NPI 1235547589, issued on Jul 31, 2014. Check the license (Arkansas A004132, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235547589
Name
Tamela C. Matthews
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
A004132 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1856 Pershing Hwy, Smackover, AR 71762
Phone
(870) 725-4392
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2014
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150220001548); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

1,205 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tamela Matthews1,205
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
  2. Buspirone Hcl49 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate48 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl45 claims
  5. Haloperidol Decanoate39 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate38 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: $249.94

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, 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.

  1. Tamela Matthews$249.94
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

1 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Smackover

They are 1 of the 24 NPPES records with a practice address in Smackover, and 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

Other psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

  1. James Acup, APRNMountain Home, AR1437625274
  2. Gregory Adams, APRN-CNP-PMHNPLonoke, AR1497446975
  3. Kristy Adams, APRNBatesville, AR1487299525
  4. Lindsey Adams, APRNFayetteville, AR1114627163
  5. Gracie Adkisson, PMHNP-BCTexarkana, AR1063799856
  6. Tana AllenMorrilton, AR1114334471
  7. Christina Allen-Doyle, APRNLittle Rock, AR1306417324
  8. Nedra Allen-Jones, APRNConway, AR1043978422
  9. Jennie Anderson, APRNClinton, AR1205250693
  10. Megan Anderson, APRN, PMHNP-BCJonesboro, AR1669006359

Common questions

What is Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP's NPI number?

Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235547589, issued on Jul 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1856 Pershing Hwy, Smackover, AR, 71762. Phone: (870) 725-4392. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number A004132, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamela C. Matthews, ARNP had 1,205 Medicare Part D claims for 114 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.

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