NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Family Nurse Practitioner in Kentucky

5,545 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kentucky, 123 per 100,000 residents, the 3rd highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 106 of 111.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363LF0000X · method

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

Louisville has the most, 1,321

  1. Louisville1,321
  2. Lexington610
  3. Paducah194
  4. Bowling Green151
  5. Owensboro147

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Kentucky

  1. Dustin WattenbergerLouisville, KY 402201003231432
  2. Destini WattsLexington, KY 405111548187461
  3. Johnnie Watts, NURSE PRACTITIONERHazard, KY 417011679026785
  4. Lauren Watts, ARNPCorbin, KY 407011144910365
  5. Tekiah Watts, APRNLexington, KY 405091033600812
  6. William Watts, APRNHazard, KY 417011700451366
  7. Rachel Way, APRNLouisville, KY 402021326811985
  8. Chassidy Weatherford, APRNFrankfort, KY 406011013676949
  9. Jane Weatherford, APRN, IBCLCLexington, KY 405041689966020
  10. Tracy Weatherly, APRN-CLouisville, KY 402051194574590
  11. Christopher Weatherspoon, MS, RN, CS-FNPFt Campbell, KY 422231992771778
  12. Macey Weaver, DNP, FNP-BCScottsville, KY 421641043873375
  13. Louise Webb, APRNBowling Green, KY 421011033489737
  14. Sarah Webb, APRNMorehead, KY 403511376375048
  15. Christopher Weber, APRNLexington, KY 405361275332025
  16. Amy Webster, APRNRussellville, KY 422761932544582
  17. Kandace Webster, APRNColumbia, KY 427281427435932
  18. Melissa Webster, APRNRadcliff, KY 401601245974419
  19. Kara Wedding, MSN, NP-C, RN, CPNLouisville, KY 402021316519721
  20. Sarah Weddle, ARNPMonticello, KY 426331609962083
  21. Tabitha Weddle, APRNLondon, KY 407411497555296
  22. Rachel WeedmanTaylorsville, KY 400711417330549
  23. Amber Weeks, FNPLondon, KY 407441306302096
  24. Brenda Weeks, APRNLouisville, KY 402221952680175
  25. Brittany Weeks, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402161770925364
  26. Joy Weiner, APRNLexington, KY 405091932234572
  27. David Weir, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402021952011397
  28. Nathalie Weis, FNPLouisville, KY 402191629535414
  29. Madalyn Weissend, APRNOwensboro, KY 423031366294696
  30. Mackenzie Welch, FNPLouisville, KY 402581174369441
  31. Traci Welker, APRNLouisville, KY 402101497001408
  32. Sabrina Wellman, APRNHarrodsburg, KY 403301881195170
  33. Tamara Wellman, NPAshland, KY 411021700084480
  34. Amy WellsHopkinsville, KY 422401427399617
  35. Callie Wells, APRNCadiz, KY 422111851470496
  36. Erin Wells, APRNHyden, KY 417491982958609
  37. Heather Wells, APRNMaysville, KY 410561629688973
  38. Heather Wells, APRNBowling Green, KY 421011598306227
  39. Kathryn-Carrie Wells, APRN, FNP-CLexington, KY 405041689162349
  40. Kayla Wells, APRNMaysville, KY 410561548038052
  41. Laura Wells, APRNAshland, KY 411011881032662
  42. Lori Wells, APRNMount Sterling, KY 403531285822643
  43. Rain Wells, APRNLouisville, KY 402071336590678
  44. Scott Wells, APRNLexington, KY 405361417357286
  45. Travis Wells, APRNLexington, KY 405111477195352
  46. Amy Wenstrup, FNP-BCFlorence, KY 410421477143550
  47. Debbie Wesley, APRNNancy, KY 425441134136179
  48. Rachael Wesley, APRN-CNPBowling Green, KY 421011972397552
  49. Samantha Wesley, APRNRussell Springs, KY 426421831985704
  50. Bailey WestLouisville, KY 402021487317574

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kentucky ranks 3 of 51 per resident

  1. Mississippi129
  2. Tennessee127
  3. Kentucky123
  4. West Virginia120
  5. District of Columbia100
  6. 50 states and D.C.71

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363LF0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

83.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 75.1% 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. Kentucky83.7%
  2. United States75.1%

Family Nurse Practitioner records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file4,639 of 5,545 · 83.7% here, 75.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file3,840 · 69.3% here, 57.1% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more2,190 · 39.5% here, 40.5% nationally
  • Median graduation year2018 · the 3,839 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363LF0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

5,545 NPPES records list family nurse practitioner (363LF0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 123 per 100,000 residents against 71 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 1,321 of them (24%).

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. Michigan5,356
  2. Missouri5,226
  3. Indiana5,867
  4. Arizona5,933

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. West Virginia120.0
  2. Tennessee127.1
  3. Mississippi129.2
  4. District of Columbia100.4

The largest states

  1. Florida22,340
  2. Texas21,242
  3. California16,966
  4. New York14,805
  5. Ohio9,647

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.