NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Carbondale, IL

Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1457823056, issued on Dec 19, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 209017781, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois 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
1457823056
Name
Tiffany Hicks Gardner
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
209017781 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1155 Cedar CT, Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone
(618) 490-1045
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221004003795); 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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Also registered at 1155 Cedar CT

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rakesh Chandra, MDPsychiatry Physician1225065220
  2. Clifford Coleman, M.D.Specialist1053492710

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tiffany Gardner44
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone11 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: $153.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz North America, Inc. 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.

  1. Tiffany Gardner$153.30
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationEldorado, IL

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

Tiffany Hicks Gardner among 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois

Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN is one of 7,639 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2018, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 44% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 4,778 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Carbondale

They are 17 of the 1,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Carbondale, and 7,639 family nurse practitioner records in Illinois.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brandi Anderson, NPCarbondale, IL 629011427609775
  2. Jessica Baine, APRNCarbondale, IL 629011548815293
  3. McKenzie BonifieldCarbondale, IL 629011205411204
  4. Amanda Bowers, FNPCarbondale, IL 629011942620372
  5. Austin Bradley, FNP-CCarbondale, IL 629011649630294
  6. Jennifer Campos, FNP-BC, CCRN, CMCCarbondale, IL 629011043581820
  7. Brandi Doerflein, APRNCarbondale, IL 629011750064838
  8. Molly Johnson, FNP-BCCarbondale, IL 629011386727519

Common questions

What is Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN's NPI number?

Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457823056, issued on Dec 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1155 Cedar CT, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 490-1045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 209017781, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tiffany Hicks Gardner, APRN had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.