NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Kentucky

482 NPPES records list acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kentucky, 10.6 per 100,000 residents, the 10th highest rate of 51. Lexington and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 10 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LA2100X · method

Lexington has the most, 219

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner records in Kentucky

  1. Kaidi Wang, APRNLouisville, KY 402991316706922
  2. Angela WashingtonLexington, KY 405131790497659
  3. Jennifer Waters, ACNPPaducah, KY 420031922196526
  4. David Wathen, APRNLouisville, KY 402191457003261
  5. Kelly Weaver, APRNLexington, KY 405361528244878
  6. Joshua Wells, DNP, APRN, AGACNPLexington, KY 405361912743790
  7. Autumn Westmoreland, APRNLexington, KY 405041114544509
  8. Cassandra Wheeler, APRNLexington, KY 405361669239737
  9. Jennifer Whittington, APRNLouisville, KY 402021265956056
  10. Deanna Wiggins, APRNOwensboro, KY 423031558033613
  11. Deanna Wigginton, APRNLexington, KY 405091326848318
  12. Nancy Wilding, APRNLouisville, KY 402171851620504
  13. Regina Wilkerson, APRNPaducah, KY 420011346606860
  14. Ashley Williams, APRN, DNPLexington, KY 405361578354486
  15. Sarah Williams, APRNLouisville, KY 402021205210820
  16. Amy Willis, CPNP-ACLouisville, KY 402071114514833
  17. Brooklyn Wilson, AGAC-NPHazard, KY 417011932985488
  18. Andrea Wise, AGACNPOwensboro, KY 423011376275578
  19. Melissa Witt, ARNPLouisville, KY 402021093900573
  20. Katherine Wittmer, APRNLouisville, KY 402181164164679
  21. Janice Woolum, A.R.N.P.Lexington, KY 405361346492568
  22. Paula Works, APRNLexington, KY 405361174761464
  23. Craig Wright, APRNLexington, KY 405081427807346
  24. Elizabeth Wright, APRNLexington, KY 405361124526777
  25. Eric Wright, APRNLexington, KY 405361124843131
  26. Shauna Yadloski, APRNPaducah, KY 420011467796862
  27. Lisa Yearsley, ANCCLexington, KY 405131962940718
  28. Brittany YoungLexington, KY 405361134589393
  29. Kristin Young, PNP-PC/ACLouisville, KY 402021083353866
  30. Macy Young, APRNLexington, KY 405361487025003
  31. Nathan Yuen, APRNLexington, KY 405361811674674
  32. Judi Zernickow, MS, RN, PCCN, APRNLouisville, KY 402061902091549

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LA2100X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 10 of 51 per resident

  1. Maine12.0
  2. Rhode Island11.3
  3. Virginia10.8
  4. Kentucky10.6
  5. Texas10.6
  6. Connecticut10.2
  7. 50 states and D.C.8.1

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LA2100X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

87.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 79.9% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kentucky87.6%
  2. United States79.9%

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file422 of 482 · 87.6% here, 79.9% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file387 · 80.3% here, 67.6% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more171 · 35.5% here, 39.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2019 · the 387 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LA2100X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

482 NPPES records list acute care nurse practitioner (363LA2100X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 10.6 per 100,000 residents against 8.1 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Lexington has 219 of them (45%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. South Carolina465
  2. North Carolina500
  3. Arkansas458
  4. Missouri441

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas10.6
  2. Virginia10.8
  3. Connecticut10.2
  4. Rhode Island11.3

The largest states

  1. Texas3,239
  2. California1,810
  3. Florida1,794
  4. New York1,720
  5. Ohio1,679

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.