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 91 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. Teresa Sheffield, APRNTompkinsville, KY 421671023191889
  2. Dawn Shelby, MSN, ARNPElizabethtown, KY 427011093976193
  3. Erika Shell, DNPLouisville, KY 402021750020095
  4. Samantha Shell, APRNLancaster, KY 404441518213776
  5. Amy Shelton, APRNBarbourville, KY 409061073050886
  6. Brandy SheltonMadisonville, KY 424311225650542
  7. David Shelton, APRNBardstown, KY 400041669442562
  8. Elizabeth Shelton, APRNElizabethtown, KY 427011023099629
  9. Hannah Shelton, APRNLexington, KY 405111285218362
  10. Jennifer Shelton, APRNBerea, KY 404031386355931
  11. Jody Shelton, APRNLewisport, KY 423511770391278
  12. Kimberly Shelton, APRNLouisville, KY 402231215558481
  13. Lauren Shelton, APRNOwensboro, KY 423031376996439
  14. Lindsey Shelton, APRNLouisville, KY 402231417330630
  15. Sheryl Shelton, ARNP-BCHenderson, KY 424201932389590
  16. Tabatha Shelton, NPBurkesville, KY 427171013873157
  17. Jennifer ShepherdIrvine, KY 403361225297583
  18. Mark Shepherd, APRNLouisville, KY 402191154756294
  19. Patrick Shepherd, APRNWhitley City, KY 426531629561493
  20. Rebecca Shepherd, APRNWilliamsburg, KY 407691710300660
  21. Robert Shepherd, APRN, FNP-CHazard, KY 417011851104566
  22. Bridget Shepherd Depaul, APRNLexington, KY 405091750751517
  23. Tonya Shepherd Hatfield, APRNEastern, KY 416221194109777
  24. Virginia Shepherd-Tackett, NP-CPrestonsburg, KY 416531588134324
  25. Amanda Shepperd, APRNCampbellsville, KY 427181487101804
  26. Alexis Sherfey, APRNGlasgow, KY 421411396305777
  27. Kathy Sherman, APRNLexington, KY 405041740595719
  28. Pamela Sherman-Sheffield, APRNCumberland, KY 408231649262999
  29. Jennifer Sherohman, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402181194316570
  30. Jessica Shewmaker, ARNPLawrenceburg, KY 403421780857250
  31. Jaclyn ShieldsLouisville, KY 402021013696798
  32. Thomas Shields, ARNPFranklin, KY 421341649240979
  33. Lauren Shipp, APRNFt Mitchell, KY 410171649815002
  34. Madison ShippLouisville, KY 402071568292217
  35. Robert Shipp, APRNShepherdsville, KY 401651952283004
  36. Samantha ShippCampbellsville, KY 427181104531805
  37. Candace Shireman, APRNLouisville, KY 402021104374966
  38. Shannon Shirley, MSN, RN, NP-CHorse Cave, KY 427491235525809
  39. Laree Shively, APRNCampbellsville, KY 427181487261228
  40. Susan Shively, CRNFA, MSN, FNP-CCampbellsville, KY 427181972656379
  41. Mason ShivesGlasgow, KY 421411699306811
  42. Margaret Shockey, ARNPLexington, KY 405031699090035
  43. Amanda Sholar, APRN FNP-CHopkinsville, KY 422401144043985
  44. Beverly Shook, MSN, APRN, FNP-CSomerset, KY 425031447965546
  45. Samuel Shoptaw, APRN, FNP-CLouisville, KY 402071245949239
  46. Jason Short, APRNPaintsville, KY 412401659813301
  47. Kathleen Short, APRNLexington, KY 405041790146926
  48. Kristie Short, APRN FNP-CSomerset, KY 425031457047524
  49. Kristee Shoulders, APRNSalem, KY 420781558784769
  50. Sarah Shouse, APRNBowling Green, KY 421011164014098

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.