NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa Adams, NP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Poplar Bluff, MO

Vanessa Adams, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and NPI 1316486202, issued on Feb 13, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2017003057, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316486202
Name
Vanessa Adams
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
2017003057 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 Physicians Park, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone
(573) 686-4750
Enumerated
Feb 13, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(573) 686-4753
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170406001227); 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 225 Physicians Park

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

  1. Joyce Barklow, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1609157403
  2. Sonya Diciro, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1427005792
  3. Phyllis Hansen, NPNurse Practitioner1366536849
  4. Richard Hester, MDFamily Medicine Physician1831280197
  5. Michael Himmelman, PTPhysical Therapist1932316940
  6. Emily Hopwood, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295665222

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri 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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

843 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Vanessa Adams843
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide136 claims
  2. Ketoconazole128 claims
  3. Mupirocin60 claims
  4. Clobetasol Propionate53 claims
  5. Otezla51 claims
  6. Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)41 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,260.15

69 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. Vanessa Adams$1,260.15
  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. Dermatology Office PCPoplar Bluff, MO

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

Vanessa Adams among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri

Vanessa Adams, NP-C is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2017, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 46% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 44% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

84 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Poplar Bluff

They are 84 of the 1,388 NPPES records with a practice address in Poplar Bluff, and 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donna Akers, FNP-CPoplar Bluff, MO 639011851370340
  2. Cheryl Allen, NPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011841392388
  3. Becky Cannaday, FNPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011609848662
  4. Doris Hays, FNPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011437137056
  5. Shelly HudsonPoplar Bluff, MO 639011821192048
  6. Janet Kinworthy, FNPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011700864360
  7. Susie Owens, FNPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011477644177
  8. Sondra Reese, FNPPoplar Bluff, MO 639011356313316

Common questions

What is Vanessa Adams, NP-C's NPI number?

Vanessa Adams, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316486202, issued on Feb 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa Adams, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Physicians Park, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901. Phone: (573) 686-4750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vanessa Adams, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017003057, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Vanessa Adams, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa Adams, NP-C had 843 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vanessa Adams, NP-C's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.