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 69 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. Denise Meeks, FNP-BCAshland, KY 411011346108628
  2. Elizabeth Meeks, APRNCrab Orchard, KY 404191356132187
  3. Leia Meenach, NPAshland, KY 411011750483756
  4. Kristin Meerkreebs, APRNLexington, KY 405361033682562
  5. Dona Meers, C.N.P.Fairdale, KY 401181942231113
  6. Lucie Meffert, APRNMiddletown, KY 402431518761741
  7. Amber Mehle, APRNCrescent Springs, KY 410171427697994
  8. Maral Mehraban, APRNLouisville, KY 402151194513556
  9. Mallory MeierBellevue, KY 410731083287254
  10. Amy Meikel, APRNLexington, KY 405361033586508
  11. Shawn Meiman, APRNLouisville, KY 402021194704403
  12. Alyssa Mellencamp, NPHebron, KY 410481225552326
  13. Cedaliah Melton, ARNPLouisville, KY 402071184875288
  14. Paula Melton, A.R.N.P.Barlow, KY 420241447320577
  15. April Melvin, APRN, FNP-BCAshland, KY 411011770214934
  16. Samantha Melvin, APRNAshland, KY 411011700219102
  17. Blair Mendoza, APRNBowling Green, KY 421011710332648
  18. Amy Mercer, APRNMadisonville, KY 424311083117451
  19. Ashley Mercer, R.N, M.S.N, NP-CLexington, KY 405091649520719
  20. Kristin Mercer, APRNBowling Green, KY 421041447965140
  21. Claudia Meredith, APRNLouisville, KY 402021083959894
  22. Tara Meredith, APRNBrownsville, KY 422101215560677
  23. Jennifer Merrick, APRNStanford, KY 404841285011247
  24. Jacqueline Merrill, APRNOwensboro, KY 423011093316747
  25. John Merrill, FNP-CNewport, KY 410711679390611
  26. Laryn Mertz, ARNP, FNP-CDanville, KY 404221316466642
  27. Kara Meschko, APRNOwensboro, KY 423011164738951
  28. Jacqueline MesserHazard, KY 417011295267102
  29. Justin MesserHazard, KY 417011710718218
  30. Emily Messerli, DNP, APRN, FNP-CLexington, KY 405361689104085
  31. Kendall Messmer, APRNOwensboro, KY 423031578346029
  32. Shannon Mester, APRNMunfordville, KY 427651093290017
  33. Christopher Metcalf, NPElizabethtown, KY 427011437782174
  34. Karen Metler, APRNFrenchburg, KY 403221558726018
  35. Deborah MetzErlanger, KY 410181235615204
  36. Kacy Metzner, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402171730613795
  37. Amanda Meyer, APRNLexington, KY 405361407358427
  38. Caroline Meyer, APRNLexington, KY 405091992247910
  39. Casey Meyer, APRNBedford, KY 400061023477205
  40. Crystal Meyer, MSN, APRN, FNP-CJackson, KY 413391295590396
  41. Kimberly Meyer, MSNARNPSomerset, KY 425031235315755
  42. Jennifer Meyers, ARNPFlorence, KY 410421952614935
  43. Tracy Meyers, FNPElsmere, KY 410181225877376
  44. Lerin Middendorf, APRN, FNP-CIndependence, KY 410511205418878
  45. Desiree Middleton, APRNStanford, KY 404841801729843
  46. Joe Middleton, APRN-FNPGlasgow, KY 421411982016630
  47. Candace Middleton-Combs, APRN, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402021154988699
  48. Aimee Mihalyov, APRNLouisville, KY 402721003153776
  49. Anrriech Milan, APRNLouisville, KY 402131811705536
  50. Mary Milby, FNP-CElizabethtown, KY 427011306733308

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.