NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse in Kentucky

48 NPPES records list diabetes educator registered nurse with a practice address in Kentucky, 1.1 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 51. Lexington and Louisville have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 163WD0400X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Lexington has the most, 24

  1. Lexington24
  2. Louisville8
  3. Owensboro4
  4. Madisonville3
  5. Paducah2

Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse records in Kentucky

  1. Cynthia Absher, R.N.Lexington, KY 405031710383773
  2. Deborah Adkins, RNLexington, KY 405031164938759
  3. Sherry Adkins, RNLexington, KY 405031245748235
  4. Vicky Albertson, RN, CDCESSomerset, KY 425011144077710
  5. Rebecca Barr, RN, CDEOwensboro, KY 423011366619298
  6. Nathaniel BlankenshipLexington, KY 405031508703802
  7. Debra Brothers, RN, CDEMadisonville, KY 424311568740702
  8. Jennifer Cherolis, BSN,RN,CDE,MLDELexington, KY 405041295274132
  9. Melanie Cobb, BSN, RN, MLDE, CDCESLexington, KY 405041699485243
  10. Yolonda Coleman, MSN,RNLexington, KY 405041528838588
  11. Janet Cowherd, RNCampbellsville, KY 427181184591919
  12. Brigid Crush, RN CDELouisville, KY 402071174058770
  13. Shana Cunningham, MSN, RN, BC-ADM, CDELexington, KY 405041184145492
  14. Teresa Dillingham, MSN, RN, CDCESMadisonville, KY 424311124837372
  15. Nancy Garth, RN, LDE, CLNCLexington, KY 405071003355942
  16. Chenoa Gass, R.N. CDEColumbia, KY 427281962793141
  17. Kelsey Hatton, RNLouisville, KY 402021568278554
  18. Jeri Hayden, RNLouisville, KY 402081114420577
  19. Rachel Hayes, BSN, RN, CDCESMadisonville, KY 424311346904372
  20. Laura Hieronymus, DNP, RN, MLDELexington, KY 405041558893263
  21. Elizabeth Holden, RN, CDELexington, KY 405361457651002
  22. Amy Huff, RN, BSNSomerset, KY 425011982452843
  23. Guscilla Johnson, RNOwensboro, KY 423011598258923
  24. Kayla Johnson, RNLexington, KY 405031770286791
  25. Sarah Joiner, RN, BSNGlasgow, KY 421411861320681
  26. Gina Kays, RN, CDELouisville, KY 402071427388727
  27. Ruth Kingkade, RN CDIABETES EDUCATOOwenton, KY 403591932480902
  28. Diana Lakes, RN CDCESLexington, KY 405111952034068
  29. Nicole May, RNLexington, KY 405031447767298
  30. Shana Nicholson, RNLouisville, KY 402071740954296
  31. Jennifer O'Bryan, CDE, RNLexington, KY 405041093028037
  32. April Pearson, RN, MLDE, CDCESLexington, KY 405021285476978
  33. Pamela Rickerson, RN, MSN, CDELexington, KY 405021851530828
  34. Tamara Ross, RD, LD, CDELexington, KY 405041841388923
  35. Dee Anna Sawyer, MS, APRN, RN, AGCNS-Lexington, KY 405361992244834
  36. Ashley Shannon, BSN, RN, CDCESLexington, KY 405031710558572
  37. Jamie Simpson, REGISTERED NURSEOwensboro, KY 423031215527627
  38. Jessica Sweat, RNLexington, KY 405031376000711
  39. Donna Teegarden, RN CDE MLDEBrooksville, KY 410041679088173
  40. William VarneyLexington, KY 405041811842206
  41. Jaime Walker, MSN, RN, MLDE, CDELouisville, KY 402021740707827
  42. Sandora Wantland, RN, CDELouisville, KY 402071659818359
  43. Christina Weiermann, RN, BSN, CDELouisville, KY 402071972026524
  44. Janey Wendschlag, RNLexington, KY 405081013062173
  45. Lena West, RN, CDCES, MLDEPaducah, KY 420031154078087
  46. Kelly Whitaker, PHARMD, CDEPaducah, KY 420011558514489
  47. Gayla Whitehouse, RN, CDEOwensboro, KY 423011588830798
  48. Norah Wiser, RNLexington, KY 405031841908654

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WD0400X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 18 of 51 per resident

  1. Wyoming1.2
  2. Minnesota1.2
  3. Kansas1.1
  4. Kentucky1.1
  5. Missouri1.0
  6. Montana1.0
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 163WD0400X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

2.1% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 3.1% 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. Kentucky2.1%
  2. United States3.1%

Diabetes Educator Registered Nurse records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 48 · 2.1% here, 3.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.9% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more29 · 60.4% here, 71.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 163WD0400X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

48 NPPES records list diabetes educator registered nurse (163WD0400X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 1.1 per 100,000 residents against 0.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Lexington has 24 of them (50%).

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. North Carolina47
  2. Oklahoma49
  3. Washington49
  4. Arizona50

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Missouri1.0
  2. Kansas1.1
  3. Montana1.0
  4. Minnesota1.2

The largest states

  1. California185
  2. New York185
  3. Rhode Island119
  4. Wisconsin114
  5. Florida73

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.